Singapore seceded from the Federation of Malaysia and became a sovereign state.新加坡脱离了马来西亚联邦，成为一个主权国家。Singapore seceded from the Federation of Malaysia and became an independent sovereign state.新加坡脱离马来西亚联邦成为一个独立的主权国家。One of the states has seceded from the federation.有一个州已从联邦中退出。