- Singapore Strait
- geographical name channel SE Asia between Singapore Island & Riau Archipelago connecting Strait of Malacca & South China Sea
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Singapore Strait
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Singapore Strait — The Singapore Strait (or Straits of Singapore; zh sp|s=新加坡海峡|p=Xīnjiāpō Hǎixiá) is a 105 kilometer long, 16 kilometer wide strait between the Strait of Malacca in the west and the South China Sea in the east. Singapore is on the north of the… … Wikipedia
Singapore Strait — ▪ channel, southeast Asia channel extending for 65 miles (105 km) between the Strait of Malacca (west) and the South China Sea (east). The strait is 10 miles (16 km) wide and lies between Singapore Island (north) and the Riau Islands… … Universalium
Singapore — [siŋ′ə pôr΄, siŋ′gəpôr΄] 1. island off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula 2. country comprising this island & nearby islets: a former British colony, it became a state of Malaysia (1963 65) & an independent republic & member of the Commonwealth… … English World dictionary
Singapore — Singaporean, n., adj. /sing geuh pawr , pohr , sing euh /, n. 1. an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula. 2. an independent republic comprising this island and a few adjacent islets: member of the Commonwealth… … Universalium
Strait of Malacca — The Strait of Malacca connects the Pacific Ocean to the east with the Indian Ocean to the west. Coordinates … Wikipedia
Singapore — This article is about the city state. For other uses, see Singapore (disambiguation). Coordinates … Wikipedia
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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 … New Collegiate Dictionary
Geography of Singapore — Singapore is a small, heavily urbanised, island city state in Southeast Asia, located at the southern tip of the Malayan Peninsula between Malaysia and Indonesia. Singapore has a total land area of 778 km² and 193 km of coastline. It is … Wikipedia
Singapore Changi Airport — Changi Airport redirects here. For Changi Air Base (West) RAF Changi, see Changi Air Base. Singapore Changi Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Changi Singapura 新加坡樟宜机场 (Xīnjiāpō Zhāngyí Jīchǎng) சிங்கப்பூர் சாங்கி வானூர்தி நிலையம் … Wikipedia
