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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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Oops, so where are we going to hide the Merlion!
Posted on November 29th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
There is so little information about the origins of the name. Penurunan Segala Raja is hardly objective.
Posted on November 29th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
If you give the Merlion a fishing rod, you will have all the bases covered
Posted on November 29th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
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