From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishSingaporeSing‧a‧pore /ˌsɪŋəˈpɔː◂ $ ˈsɪŋɡəpɔːr/ a small country on an island in southeast Asia, between Malaysia and Indonesia. Population: 5,460,302 (2014). Capital: Singapore. Singapore is an important business, industrial, and financial centre, and it is known for its rapid and successful economic development from the 1960s to the 1990s. —Singaporean /ˌsɪŋəˈpɔːriən◂ $ ˌsɪŋɡə-/ noun, adjective
