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  2. Names of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The English name Singapore comes from the Malay name Singapura which is believed to have been derived from Sanskrit meaning "Lion City". [2] [3] Singa comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha ( सिंह ), which means "lion", and pūra ( पुर ) means "city" in Sanskrit and is a common suffix in many Indian place names. [4]

  3. List of city name changes - Wikipedia

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    Ebytown → Berlin → Kitchener ( see Berlin to Kitchener name change) Newark → Niagara-on-the-Lake. Bytown → Ottawa. Scott's Plains → Peterborough. Shipman's Corners → St. Catharines. Sainte-Anne-des-Pins → Sudbury → Greater Sudbury. Fort Rouillé → Toronto → York → Toronto. Aqueduct → Merritsville → Welland.

  4. Middle English literature - Wikipedia

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    The term Middle English literature refers to the literature written in the form of the English language known as Middle English, from the late 12th century until the 1470s. During this time the Chancery Standard, a form of London -based English, became widespread and the printing press regularized the language.

  5. Category:Medieval English nobility - Wikipedia

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    0–9. 10th-century English nobility ‎ (2 P) 11th-century English nobility ‎ (63 P) 12th-century English nobility ‎ (73 P) 13th-century English nobility ‎ (2 C, 81 P) 14th-century English nobility ‎ (2 C, 150 P) 15th-century English nobility ‎ (2 C, 136 P)

  6. List of English translations from medieval sources: E–Z

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    The list of English translations from medieval sources: E–Z provides an overview of notable medieval documents—historical, scientific, ecclesiastical and literature—that have been translated into English. This includes the original author, translator (s) and the translated document. Translations are from Old and Middle English, Old French ...

  7. City of Singapore (historical entity) - Wikipedia

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    The City of Singapore existed between 1951 and 1965 in the Colony of Singapore, a British Crown colony and later in the State of Singapore within Malaysia, with the City Council as the governing authority. Before 1951, the City Council was known as the Municipal Commission. [1] The rest of the crown colony was under the authority of the ...

  8. List of places in Singapore - Wikipedia

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    The North-East Region of Singapore is made up of 7 planning areas, comprising 48 subzones in total. There are plans to transform Seletar into the regional centre of the North-East Region in the future. Planning Area [1] Subzone [1] Estimated population (2018) [2] Remarks. Ang Mo Kio. Ang Mo Kio Town Centre. 4,820.

  9. List of Singaporean town councils - Wikipedia

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    By 2015, the number of town councils is 16. For the first time, all town councils are overseen by GRCs due to Potong Pasir SMC subsuming into the revived Jalan Besar town council (retaining the new logo from Moulmein-Kallang). [20] [21] Town council.