Meaning & use

capital of Singapore

phrase·Everyday

Singapore itself, since the country is a city-state with no separate capital city distinct from the nation.

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Unlike most countries, Singapore does not have a separate capital city; the capital of Singapore is Singapore itself.

Visitors sometimes ask which city is the capital of Singapore, not realizing the entire country functions as one urban city-state.

A note on using this word

Because Singapore is a sovereign city-state, references to a 'capital' simply mean the country's main urban and governmental area, which is the whole nation.

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