Gazetteer of Singapore


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World Gazetteer: Singapore


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The World Gazetteer offers population statistics, an image of the national flag, and other information about Singapore. The World Gazetteer is produced with statistical data gathered from numerous sources, including the statistical agencies of some of the countries. Helder, the site compiler, offers an e-mail contact address.







A Gazetteer of Southern India


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This detailed reference work provides a comprehensive overview of Southern India, including the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore. It includes detailed descriptions of cities, towns, and villages, as well as geographical features and historical sites. With maps and illustrations, it is an invaluable resource for researchers, historians, and travelers alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




A Gazetteer of Southern India, with the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore


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Excerpt from A Gazetteer of Southern India, With the Tenasserim Provinces and Singapore: Compiled From Original and Authentic Sources; Accompanied by an Atlas, Including Plans of All the Principal Towns and Cantonments Carrying out the principle of leaving nothing unsaid upon which it may be important to any single section to be informed, minute. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.




Singapore Street Names: A Study of Toponymics


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The definitive guide to place names in Singapore. Place names tell us much about a country – its history, its landscape, its people, its aspirations, its self-image. The study of place names, ‘toponymics’, unlocks the myriad interlocking stories that are encoded in every street and landmark. In Singapore, the coexistence of various races, cultures and languages, as well as its history of colonisation, immigration and nationalism, have given rise to a complex tapestry of place names. Alkaff Quay, Coleman Bridge, Ann Siang Hill, Bukit Merah – how did these places get their names? Nee Soon or Yishun? Serangoon Road or Tekka? First published in 2003 as Toponymics, this updated and expanded edition of the book incorporates a wealth of new findings, from archival research and interviews, and sets out to answer these questions – and any question that might be asked about the origin, meaning or significance of place names in Singapore