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The Merlion, the symbol of Singapore.
It can be seen in many areas around Singapore.
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Why was the merlion half lion half mermaid?
From wiki: The fish body represents Singapore's origin as a fishing village when it was called Temasek, which means "sea town" in Javanese. The lion head represents Singapore's original name - Singapura - meaning "lion city" or "kota singa".
Why is the lion head used as Singapore's national symbol?
Legend has it that Sang Nila Utama, Singapore's founder, saw a lion when he set foot on the island, thus naming it Singapura, 'singa' meaning lion in Malay, and 'pura' meaning city in Sanskrit. Translating it, Lion City.
What do the lion and the tiger on the Singapore crest represents?
The Lion is Singapore and the Tiger is Malaysia.
Why was the lion head symbol introduced?
It was intended as an easily recognisable national symbol that is less formal than the other national symbols. It can be freely used to promote Singapore's identity.
Origin of the word Singapore?
Singapore came from Singapura. Singa is lion. Pura is port. When travellers discovered Singapore, the first thing they saw was a lion. That is why they named it Singapura. Then it became Singapore.
What is known as lion capital?
Singapore
What is the Lion City of Asia?
Singapore
Is the lion special to any country?
It is to Singapore as the translation is 'lion city'.
Who eats a lion fish?
The grouper is one of the lion fish's predators, another is larger lion fish.
Who design the merlion?
The Singapore Merlion is a important symbol of Singapore. It had become a tourist attraction to visit the Merlion whenever they come to Singapore. The Merlion was designed by Mr Fraser Brunner, a member of the souvenir committee and a curator of the Van Kleef Aquarium in 1964. He initially designed the Merlion because he wanted Singapore to have something that symbolises it. The Merlion is a fictional creature that has a lion head and a fish body. The Lion head is supposed to signify the event of Sang Nila Utama finding Singapore and founding it into a ancient city. In search for a new city for his civilization, he landed on Singapore and the first creature he saw was a lion. However, Sang Nila Utama's civilization fell and Singapore was left inhabitened. The fish body is supposed to signify Singapore's past as Temasak, which means fishing village in Javanese. It is suppose to mean that Singapore was a fishing village in the olden times. Mr Brunner wanted something that could be purely of Singapore and an identity of the history of what this island used to be.
Singapore's name comes from animal?
lion
Which countries name means lion?
Singapore
