Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

singapore-on-thames

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.64 in modern English

Syllables: sin-ga-pore-on-thames
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A proposed model for the United Kingdom after Brexit, involving laissez-faire free trade unencumbered by regulation.

British usage

Example Sentences

"The idea that London might have a post-Brexit future as a kind of deregulated “Singapore-on-Thames” is one of the more curious notions to have emerged in the three and a half years since the UK’s citizens voted narrowly to leave the EU in the fateful June 2016 referendum."
"[…]the fact that Britain has had lower growth per capita than all G7 countries other than Germany and Canada suggests that leaving the EU hasn't exactly led to the promised “Singapore-on-Thames”."

Etymology

An allusion to various English towns called (name)-on-Thames, and the economic success of Singapore after its separation from Malaysia. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is situated on the River Thames.

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

Singapore-on-the-Thames (alternative) Singapore-upon-Thames (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Trussonomics

Questions

What does singapore-on-thames mean?: A proposed model for the United Kingdom after Brexit, involving laissez-faire free trade unencumbered by regulation.
Where does singapore-on-thames come from?: An allusion to various English towns called (name)-on-Thames, and the economic success of Singapore after its separation from Malaysia. London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is situated on the River Thames.

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