English Explanatory Dictionary

Tanjong Katong

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A residential neighbourhood and a subzone of Marine Parade in the Central Region of Singapore.

Word forms

Tanjong Katong

Etymology

From Malay Tanjong Katong (“Turtle Point”, literally “Cape of Leatherback Turtle”). Katong referred to a now-extinct species of sea turtle once found in the area, and may also describe the rippling effect seen along a shoreline caused by a sea mirage.

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