Siamese
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Si·a·mese
(sī′ə-mēz′, -mēs′)adj.
1. Of or relating to Siam; Thai.
2. siamese Of or being a Y-shaped dual connection between two pipes or hoses and a larger pipe or hose.
n. pl. Siamese
1. A native or inhabitant of Siam; a Thai.
2. The Thai language.
3. A domestic cat of a long slender breed originating in Siam, having blue eyes and a short whitish to fawn coat with darker ears, face, tail, and feet.
[After Siam (Thailand).]
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Siamese
(ˌsaɪəˈmiːz)n, pl -mese
(Breeds) See Siamese cat
adj
(Pathology) characteristic of, relating to, or being a Siamese twin
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Si•a•mese
(ˌsaɪ əˈmiz, -ˈmis)adj., n., pl. -mese. adj.
1. of or pertaining to Siam or its inhabitants.
2. twin; closely connected; similar.
3. twofold or two-way: a Siamese sprinkler.
n. 4. a native or inhabitant of Siam.
6. Siamese cat.
[1685–95]
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Noun | 1. | Siamese - a branch of the Tai languages Tai - the most widespread and best known of the Kadai family of languages |
2. | Siamese - a native or inhabitant of Thailand Kingdom of Thailand, Siam, Thailand - a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay Peninsula; "Thailand is the official name of the former Siam" | |
3. | siamese - 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 sprinkler system - a system for extinguishing fires; water from a network of overhead pipes is released through nozzles that open automatically with the rise in temperature | |
4. | Siamese - a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip blue point Siamese - Siamese cat having a bluish cream-colored body and dark grey points | |
Adj. | 1. | Siamese - of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people; "Siamese kings"; "different Thai tribes live in the north" |
2. | Siamese - of or relating to the languages of the Thai people; "Thai tones" | |
3. | Siamese - of or relating to Thailand; "the Thai border with Laos" |
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Siamese
[ˌsaɪəˈmiːz] adj → siamois(e)Siamese cat n → chat m siamoisSiamese twins npl (male) → frères mpl siamois; (female) → sœurs fpl siamoisesCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Siamese
adj → siamesisch
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