Definition of Singaporean

1. Noun. An inhabitant of Singapore.

Group relationships: Republic Of Singapore, Singapore
Generic synonyms: Asian, Asiatic

2. Adjective. Of or relating to the island nation of Singapore and its people. "Singaporean rubber"
Partainyms: Singapore, Singapore
Derivative terms: Singapore, Singapore

3. Adjective. Of or relating to the city of Singapore. "The Singaporean main street"
Derivative terms: Singapore, Singapore
Partainyms: Singapore

Definition of Singaporean

1. Adjective. Of, from, or pertaining to Singapore, the Singaporean people or the Singaporean language. ¹

2. Noun. A person from Singapore or of Singaporean descent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Singaporean

Sinbad the Sailor
Sinclair
Sinclair Lewis
Sindarin
Sindbis fever
Sindbis virus
Sindh
Sindhi
Sinead
Sinendé
Sinequan
Singan
Singapore
Singapore dollar
Singapore dollars
Singaporean
Singaporeans
Singapura
Singaraja
Singh
Singhalese
Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery
Singlish
Sinhala
Sinhalese
Sini
Sinic
Sinicism
Sinicisms
Sinicized

Literary usage of Singaporean

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Computer Science Research Activities in Asia: AI and Expert Systems by David K. Kahaner (1994)
"Finally, I should note that like other singaporean government organizations, SISIR has an astonishingly complete and coherent set of English language ..."

2. Emerging World Cities in Pacific Asia by Fu-chen Lo, Yue-man Yeung (1996)
"This corridor is driven by the singaporean political economy. It represents the establishment of an extended metropolitan region girding Singapore couched ..."

3. From the Household to the Factory: Sex Discrimination in the Guatemalan by Judith Sunderland (2002)
"Thirteen were Chinese nationals, and two were singaporean. The fifteen were part of a group of approximately one hundred who had attempted to hold a New ..."

4. Ageing and Long-Term Care: National Policies in the Asia-Pacific by David R. Phillips, Alfred C. M. Chan, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (2002)
"Housing policies Through the Housing and Development Board (HDB), which is a statutory board, the singaporean state has socially engineered children either ..."

5. Trade And Structural Adjustment: Embracing Globalisation by OECD Staff (2005)
"... set a groundbreaking regulatory precedent by allowing foreign-trained (singaporean) doctors to pass the Japanese medical examination in English, ..."

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