Siamese /sī-ə-mēzˈ/

Of Siam, the former name of Thailand

1. A native, or citizen, or the language of Siam
2. A Siamese cat

siameseˈ or siamezeˈ transitive verb (old)

To join (eg pipes) in a way suggestive of the union of Siamese twins

Siamese cat noun

A domestic fawn-coloured cat, with blue eyes and a small head, probably descended from the jungle cat of India, Africa, etc

Siamese fighting fish noun

A brilliantly coloured freshwater fish of SE Asia, the males having elongated sail-like fins and being extremely pugnacious

Siamese twins plural noun

1. Orig a set of Chinese twins (1811–74), born in Siam, joined from birth by a fleshy ligature
2. (also conjoined twins) any set of twins who are physically joined
3. An inseparable pair (figurative)

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