English Explanatory Dictionary

Tampines

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A planning area, new town and regional centre in the eastern part of Singapore.

Pronunciation

tămʹ-pə-nēs /ˈtæmpəniːs/

Word forms

Tampines

Etymology

Named after Sungei Tampines, a river in the east of Singapore, recorded as R. Tampenus in Lieutenant Philip Jackson's 1828 map of the country. The name of the river is derived from Malay tempinis (“Riau ironwood tree, Streblus elongatus”).

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