The term "Siamese twins" comes from two conjoined twins from Siam who travelled with P.T. Barnum's circus.
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Conjoined
Synonyms for "conjoined" (28 found)
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3 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
12 translations across 5 languages.
Finnish
4 entries- siamilainen adj (joined together physically)
- yhteenkasvanut adj (joined together physically)
- yhteenliitetty adj (joined together physically)
- yhtenäinen adj (joined together physically)
Irish
1 entries- comhcheangailte adj (joined together physically)
Russian
2 entries- соединённый adj (joined together physically)
- сросшийся adj (joined together physically)
Spanish
3 entries- chachaguato adj (joined together physically)
- chacho adj (joined together physically)
- siamés adj (joined together physically)
Swedish
2 entries- sammanvuxen adj (joined together physically)
- siamesisk adj (joined together physically)
Sample sentences
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This truck stop has a conjoined fast food restaurant.
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The landmark surgery that separated the conjoined twins seven months ago lasted 23 hours.
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To prepare the twins for their separation, doctors gave them conjoined dolls that they could snip with scissors to separate.
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