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。It was a number of years before Canada was accepted by the world as a sovereign state.过了一些年加拿大才被世界各国承认是个主权国家。