Singapore-on-Thames

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Singapore-on-Thames

  1. (UK politics, economics) A proposed model for the United Kingdom after Brexit, involving laissez-faire free trade unencumbered by regulation.

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