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Many roads in Singapore are named after various items, cities or names, and put together in certain areas. Here are some examples:

Upper Bukit Timah (“banana” roads)

• Lorong Pisang Asam
• Lorong Pisang Batu
• Lorong Pisang Emas
• Lorong Pisang Hijau
• Lorong Pisang Raja
• Lorong Pisang Udang
• Jalan Pisang

Outside Sembawang Shipyard (“Commonwealth Country” roads)

• Auckland Road
• Bermuda Road
• Canada Road
• Canberra Avenue
• Deptford Road
• Durban Road
• Falkland Road
• Fiji Road
• Gibraltar Road
• Kenya Cresent
• Lagos Road
• Malta Road
• Montreal Road
• Ottawa Road
• Pakistan Road
• St.Helena Road
• St. John Road
• Wellington Circle

Near Little India (“England counties” roads)

• Bristol Road
• Cambridge Road
• Carlisle Road
• Dorset Road
• Durham Road
• Gloucester Road
• Hampshire Road
• Hertford Road
• Kent Road
• Norfolk Road
• Northumberland Road
• Oxford Road
• Rutland Road
• Truro Road
• Worecester Road

MacPherson (“fruit-tree” roads)

• Angsana Avenue
• Belimbing Avenue
• Cedar Avenue
• Kenanga Avenue
• Lichi Avenue
• Mulberry Avenue

Seletar (“London” Roads)

• Bayswater Road
• Brompton Road
• Edgware Road
• Lambert Walk
• Mornington Cresent
• Piccadilly Circus
• Regent Street
• Sussex Gardens

Siglap (“Musically-themed Opera Estate” roads)

• Aida St
• Jln Bangsawan
• Jln Bintang Tiga
• Carmen St
• Dafne St
• Dido St
• Ernani St
• Fidelio St
• Figaro St
• Lakme St
• Maria Ave
• Metropole Dr
• Norma Terrace
• Rienzi St
• Swan Lake Ave
• Terang Burang Ave
• Tosca St

Bukit Panjang (“nut” roads)

• Almond
• Cashew
• Chestnut
• Hazel

Yio Chu Kang (“poet” roads)

• Kalidasa Avenue
• Iqbal Avenue
• Li Po Avenue
• Munshi Abdullah Avenue
• Omar Khayyam Avenue
• Serenade Walk
• Tagore Avenue
• Tu Fu Avenue
• Tung Po Avenue

Farrer Road (“Royal” roads)

• Coronation Road
• Duke Road
• Duchess Road
• Empress Road
• King’s Road
• Prince Road
• Prince of Wales Road
• Princess of Wales Road
• Queen’s Road

Katong (“Tropical Fruit” roads)

• Chiku Road
• Duku Road
• Langsat Road
• Lorong Nangka
• Mangis Road
• Pulasan Road
• Rambai Road
• Rambutan Road

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