Bras Basah(Chinese:Trăm thắng,Tamil:பிராஸ்) is a district located in theMuseum Planning Areaof theCentral AreaofSingapore.[1]Bras Basah (Modern Spelling:Beras Basah) means "wet rice" inMalay[2][3][4]–berasmeans harvested rice withhuskremoved,[5]andbasahmeans wet.[6]The precinct houses several landmarks includingFairmont Singapore,Raffles Hotel,theSingapore Art Museum,[2]theCathedral of the Good Shepherd[4]and theSingapore Management University.[3]AMass Rapid Transit(MRT) station,Bras Basah MRT station,is on theCircle line.
Bras Basah | |
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Subzone ofMuseumPlanning Area | |
Name transcription(s) | |
•Chinese | Trăm thắng |
•Malay | Bras Basah |
•Tamil | பிராஸ் பாசா |
Country | Singapore |
References
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- ^"BERAS - Definition and synonyms of beras in the Malay dictionary".educalingo.Retrieved2020-12-27.
- ^"BASAH - Definition and synonyms of basah in the Malay dictionary".educalingo.Retrieved2020-12-27.
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