Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The names of Singapore include both historical designations and contemporary names and nicknames in various languages spoken on the island.The English language name Singapore comes from Malay Palembang Singapura meaning "Lion City," which was in turn derived from Sanskrit. Singa comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha (सिंह), which means "lion". Pura (पुर) in Sanskrit means "town" and is a common suffix in many Indian names of places.. }
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- Names_of_Singapore comment "The names of Singapore include both historical designations and contemporary names and nicknames in various languages spoken on the island.The English language name Singapore comes from Malay Palembang Singapura meaning "Lion City," which was in turn derived from Sanskrit. Singa comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha (सिंह), which means "lion". Pura (पुर) in Sanskrit means "town" and is a common suffix in many Indian names of places.".