Chinese Singaporeans

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Chinese Singaporeans are the ethnic Chinese community in Singapore, forming the country’s largest demographic group and playing a central role in its cultural, economic, and political life.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Singaporean people by ethnicity ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
ancestralOrigin Fujian ⓘ
Guangdong ⓘ
linked to: Guangdong Province

Hainan ⓘ
other Chinese provinces ⓘ
southern China ⓘ
associatedFestival Chinese New Year in Singapore ⓘ
Mid-Autumn Festival in Singapore ⓘ
Qingming Festival in Singapore ⓘ
linked to: Qingming Festival
bilingualPolicyContext English as first language and Mandarin as mother tongue ⓘ
citizenshipStatus many are Singapore citizens ⓘ
country Singapore ⓘ
culturalInstitution Chinese clan associations in Singapore ⓘ
Chinese temples in Singapore ⓘ
demographicSignificance influences housing, education and language policies in Singapore ⓘ
educationLanguagePolicy learn Mandarin as mother tongue in schools ⓘ
ethnicCategoryInCMIO Chinese ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Singapore ⓘ
governedByPolicy Singapore CMIO racial framework ⓘ
historicalMigration migrated during 19th and early 20th centuries ⓘ
language Cantonese ⓘ
English ⓘ
Hainanese ⓘ
Hakka ⓘ
Hokkien ⓘ
Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
Teochew ⓘ
other Southern Chinese topolects ⓘ
majorDialectGroup Cantonese people ⓘ
Hainanese people ⓘ
Hakka people ⓘ
Hokkien people ⓘ
Teochew people ⓘ
majorityStatus largest ethnic group in Singapore ⓘ
officialMotherTonguePolicyLanguage Mandarin Chinese ⓘ
populationShare about three quarters of Singapore’s resident population ⓘ
relatedGroup Chinese Indonesians ⓘ
Chinese Malaysians ⓘ
Han Chinese ⓘ
Overseas Chinese ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Taoism ⓘ
non-religious ⓘ
roleInCulture central to Singapore’s Chinese cultural life ⓘ
roleInEconomy major contributors to Singapore’s economy ⓘ
roleInPolitics dominant presence in Singapore’s political leadership ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinese Malaysians → relatedGroup → Chinese Singaporeans ⓘ
Overseas Chinese communities → hasSubgroup → Chinese Singaporeans ⓘ
Chinese Filipinos → relatedGroup → Chinese Singaporeans ⓘ
Teoh → usedByEthnicGroup → Chinese Singaporeans ⓘ
Goh → isUsedBy → Chinese Singaporeans ⓘ
Chin Han → ethnicGroup → Chinese Singaporean ⓘ
linked to: Chinese Singaporeans
Southern Min culture → diasporaCommunity → Chinese community in Singapore ⓘ
linked to: Chinese Singaporeans
Speak Mandarin Campaign → targetPopulation → Chinese Singaporeans ⓘ
Tsinoys → relatedGroup → Chinese Singaporeans ⓘ
Hokkien mee → associatedWithEthnicGroup → Chinese Singaporeans ⓘ
Koh → usedByCommunity → Chinese Singaporeans ⓘ