Siamese

//saɪ.əˈmiːz// adj, name, noun

adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1
A Siamese cat.
"The third kitten said her name was Juno, and that she was a Siamese."
2
a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip wordnet
3
An inhabitant of Siam. historical
4
an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building wordnet
5
A connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y.

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6
a branch of the Tai languages, spoken in central Thailand, centered in Bangkok wordnet
7
a native or inhabitant of Thailand wordnet

Adjective

1
Of or relating to Siam; Thai.
"I remember one such occasion when a Siamese pupil had fired the train from Lime Street, and so complimentary were the Chief's remarks on the condition of the fire that we found our young Siamese friend difficult to live with for about a week afterwards!"
2
Of a connection of tubes or hoses: shaped like the letter Y. not-comparable

Adjective

1
of or relating to Thailand wordnet
2
of or relating to the languages of the Thai people wordnet
3
of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people wordnet

Proper Noun

1
The Thai language.

Synonyms

catheter central thai english funnel hose language

Example

"The term "Siamese twins" comes from two conjoined twins from Siam who travelled with P.T. Barnum's circus."

Etymology

From Siam + -ese.

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