Singaporean
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- noun
- /ˌsɪŋəˈpɔrɪən/
- The government has launched several initiatives to support Singaporeans in their pursuit of higher education.
Examples
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Many Singaporeans enjoy visiting the Gardens by the Bay during weekends.
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In recent years, Singaporeans have also begun to shed their political apathy.
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I said, you know, I think Singaporeans would greatly, greatly benefit from that.
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Just had an awesome meeting with some incredibly intriguing Singaporean entrepreneurs.
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American universities, he said, "are now the best in the world" and attending them would "allow Singaporeans to network with bright young Americans."
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After many conversations with Singaporeans, I find that for the most part, except for flash flooding, citizens have confidence in government water management.
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In practice, Americans and Singaporeans may be more in agreement than these generalizations suggest.
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The appropriate test for Singapore's democracy is "whether it works for Singapore and serves the interests of Singaporeans."
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I don't think Singaporeans will stand for a one-candidate show this time.
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The 2011 General Elections have awakened apathetic Singaporeans from the slumber of walkovers.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Singaporean comes from Singapore, which itself comes from the old name Singapura, made of singa 'lion' and pura 'city'. The ending -an is like in American or Australian and means 'from' or 'belonging to', so a Singaporean is a person from the 'lion city'.