Derivation of name of Singapore?

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1. Guest6889
   

   The English name of Singapore is derived from its Malay name, Singapura, thus the customary reference to the nation as the Lion City. Studies indicate that lions probably never lived on the island; the beast seen by Sang Nila Utama, founder of ancient Singapore, who gave the city its name, was most likely a tiger.

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