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Which Country is named in Sanskrit and means "Lion City" ?

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Which Country is named in Sanskrit and means "Lion City" ?

posted Aug 5, 2016 by Indranil Datta

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commented Aug 5, 2016 by Salil Agrawal
Thanks. It was very interesting to know.
commented Aug 5, 2016 by Indranil Datta

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Singapore

Singapore comes from the Malay word "Singapura", which is derived from Sanskrit. Singa or siṃha means "lion", and pura means "town" in Sanskrit.

answer Aug 5, 2016 by Salil Agrawal
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