Siamese
See also: siamese
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Siamese (comparative more Siamese, superlative most Siamese)
- Of, or relating to Siam; Thai.
- 1943 July and August, T. Lovatt Williams, “Some Reminiscences of the Footplate—1”, in Railway Magazine, page 235:
- 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!
- Of a connection of tubes or hoses: shaped like the letter Y.
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Siamese
- The Thai language.
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Thai language
Noun edit
Siamese (plural Siameses or Siamese)
- (plural "Siameses") A Siamese cat.
- (historical, plural "Siamese" or "Siameses") An inhabitant of Siam.
- (plural "Siameses") A connection of tubes or hoses shaped like a letter Y.
Usage notes edit
As with other terms for people formed with -ese, the countable singular noun in reference to a person (as in "I am a Siamese", "writing about Siamese cuisine as a Siamese") is uncommon and often taken as incorrect. In its place, the adjective is used, by itself (as in "I am Siamese") or with a word like person, man, or woman ("writing about Siamese cuisine as a Siamese person").
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Siamese cat
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Siam inhabitant
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Siamese
- inflection of Siamees:
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Noun edit
Siamese m (weak, genitive Siamesen, plural Siamesen, feminine Siamesin)
- Siamese (An inhabitant of Siam.)
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Declension of Siamese [masculine, weak]