REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Republic of Singapore mean? 

• REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE (noun)
  The noun REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE has 1 sense:

1. a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965

  Familiarity information: REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Republic of Singapore; Singapore

Instance hypernyms:

Asian country; Asian nation (any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent)

Meronyms (parts of "Republic of Singapore"):

capital of Singapore; Singapore (the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports)

Meronyms (members of "Republic of Singapore"):

Singaporean (an inhabitant of Singapore)

Holonyms ("Republic of Singapore" is a part of...):

Southeast Asia (a geographical division of Asia that includes Indochina plus Indonesia and the Philippines and Singapore)

Singapore; Singapore Island (an island to the south of the Malay Peninsula)

Holonyms ("Republic of Singapore" is a member of...):

ASEAN; Association of Southeast Asian Nations (an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism)