Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - singapore

 geographical name  1. island Malay Archipelago in South China Sea off S end of Malay Peninsula; formerly a British crown colony, from 1963 to 1965 a state of Malaysia (federation), an independent republic in the Commonwealth of Nations since 1965, area 255 square miles (660 square kilometers), population 2,685,400  2. city & port, its capital, on ~ Strait population 206,500  • ~an adjective or noun