The origins of the name “Singapore”
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I read a bit about the etymology of the name “Singapore”. It was all the standard lion city story. However, I came across this explanation of the word in George Bennett’s account of his trip to Singapore. His book was published in 1834.
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Posted by: John Harper
Posted on: November 29th, 2009
Oops, so where are we going to hide the Merlion!
Posted by: softmatsg
Posted on: November 29th, 2009
There is so little information about the origins of the name. Penurunan Segala Raja is hardly objective.
Posted by: Peter
Posted on: November 29th, 2009
If you give the Merlion a fishing rod, you will have all the bases covered
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