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Singaporean

sin·ga·po·rean

UK/sɪŋ.(ɡ)əˈpɔː.ɹi.ən/ US/ˌsɪŋ.(ɡ)əˈpo.ɹi.ən/ uncommon
adjective (2) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to the island nation of Singapore and its people

  • “Singaporean rubber”
2.

of or relating to the city of Singapore

  • “the Singaporean main street”

noun

1.

Origin

From Singapore (“island and city-state in Southeast Asia”) + -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives; and forming agent nouns).

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