1. Singapura - Noun
2. Singapura - Proper noun
Singapura
(historical) A 14th-century Malay kingdom centered in modern-day Singapore.
Singapura (plural Singapuras)
A domestic cat of a small breed with large eyes and ears, brown ticked coat and blunt tail.
Singapura means lion-city; prehistoric, myopic, Sanskrit-speaking visitors having spotted a mangy tiger or two in the mangroves. Sly Malays sometimes call it Singa pura-pura, which means ‘pretending to be a lion'....It is a profoundly provincial town pretending to be a metropolis. Anthony Burgess