capital of Singapore

Meanings

1. 1phrasefixed phrase

   The seat of government for Singapore, which is the city-state itself because the country has no separate capital city.

   Grammar: Usually stated as a fact: the capital of Singapore is Singapore.

   Patterns

   • the capital of Singapore

   The capital of Singapore is Singapore, since the country is a city-state.

   Quiz takers often get confused when asked for the capital of Singapore.

   Government ministries are in the central area, which people loosely treat as the capital of Singapore.

2. 2phrasefixed phraseinformal

   A common quiz or search question about which city serves as the national capital of this island nation.

   Grammar: Typically a question heading: what is the capital of Singapore?

   Patterns

   • what is the capital of Singapore

   Students looked up the capital of Singapore for their geography homework.

   A trivia night host asked for the capital of Singapore.

   The map showed no separate marker for the capital of Singapore.

Common combinations

city-state

Singapore is a city-state, so the capital and the country are the same.

capital city

Most countries have a capital city separate from other large cities.

seat of government

The seat of government is in the central district.

island nation

As an island nation, Singapore has a dense urban center.

Synonyms and how they differ

Singapore City

Singapore City is a rarely used informal name for the urban center and is not an official separate capital.

seat of government

This describes where leaders work, while capital is the official status of a city.

Word family

capital noun

the main city of a country

Singaporean adjective

relating to Singapore or its people

city-state noun

a city that is also an independent country

Commonly confused: capital of Singapore or capitol?

Practice

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