Singapore was named from the Sanskrit word Sinapura, meaning Lion City sometime between the 11th and 14th century. Some say that this was an error because tigers, not lions, lived in the region.
The Singapore got its breed name from princess Miss Joaquim. This was from China.
Singapore is colonized in 1824 when the British got the whole of Singapore from the Dutch.
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The Singapura Cat breed originated in Singapore. The name Singapura comes from the Malaysian name for Singapore.
Singapore's National Rain Forest
It is the Singapore dollar.
he named Singapore Singapore according to this legend... when he was escaping from some people (forgot who :P) on a ship, he saw what his servant believed was a lion on an island where the sand was as white as cloth. he went onto the island andd named it singapore. more into it, 'singa' is Malay for lion and i think the other part of it (unsure of origin of word) means port. he used to set up ports and harbours for trading to take place. And THAT, my friend, is how Singapore got her name :D
Singapore is not a language. Its a country. There are actually alot of races in Singapore, so how do you say your name depends on what language you want to speak in.
Singapore can be said as Temasek (not widely used)
It is called the Singapore Exchange, or SGX for short.
The word 'Singapore' is a proper noun, as it is a name of a country.
The official name of Singapore is the Republic of Singapore. Singapore is a translated version of Singapura, which means Lion City in Malay. Singapore was also named Syonan-To during the Japanese Occupation in WWII, which means "Island of the Light of the South" in Japanese.