One interesting tidbit - Singapore's main attraction is an island called Sentosa. This is usually a must-visit place in Singapore for all tourists and even for local Singaporeans.
Did you know that 'Sentosa' is a Malaysian word roughly meaning 'Satisfaction' or 'Peace'??
Remind anyone of 'Santosh' in Hindi??
Quite awesome - the extent of our influence over southeast Asia in historical times!!
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Yes. Another interesting tidbit: Singapore is derived from "Singh + Pur". Like Rampur, Jabalpur, Jodhpur-- Singhpur. The legend goes that the man who landed first on the island saw a lion ('Singh' in Hindi) and chased it till it disappeared. Hence he decided to call it Singh-apur (land of lions).
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