Siamese
1Si·a·mese
adjective \ˌsī-ə-ˈmēz, -ˈmēs\Definition of SIAMESE
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Thailand, the Thais, or their language
2
: exhibiting great resemblance : very like
3
not capitalized : connecting two or more pipes or hoses so as to permit discharge in a single stream
Origin of SIAMESE
Siam (Thailand); in senses 2 & 3, from Siamese twin
First Known Use: 1693
Rhymes with SIAMESE
Ambonese, Androcles, Annamese, antifreeze, Assamese, Balinese, Bengalese, Bhutanese, Bolognese, Brooklynese, Cantonese, Cervantes, Ceylonese, Chersonese, Congolese, cottage cheese, diocese, expertise, Faeroese, federalese, fifth disease, Genovese, gourmandise, Hebrides, Heracles, Hercules, Hyades, ill at ease, in a breeze, Japanese, Javanese, Johnsonese, journalese, Kanarese, legalese, litotes, manganese, Milanese, Nepalese, Nipponese, overseas, Pekingese, Pericles, Pleiades, Portuguese, Pyrenees, shoot the breeze, Sienese, Silures, Sinhalese, Socrates, Sophocles, Sporades, to one's knees
2Siamese
noun plural Siamese
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