Siam

Si·am

 (sī-ăm′)

See Thailand.

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Siam

(saɪˈæm; ˈsaɪæm)

n

1. (Placename) the former name (until 1939 and 1945–49) of Thailand

2. (Placename) Gulf of Siam an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochina. the former name of (the Gulf of) Thailand²

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Si•am

(saɪˈæm, ˈsaɪ æm)

n.

1. former name of Thailand (def. 1).

2. Gulf of, Thailand (def. 2).

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Siam - 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" Kingdom of Thailand, Thailand Sino-Tibetan, Sino-Tibetan language - the family of tonal languages spoken in eastern Asia ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations - an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism Indochina, Indochinese peninsula - a peninsula of southeastern Asia that includes Myanmar and Cambodia and Laos and Malaysia and Thailand and Vietnam Malay Peninsula - a peninsula in southeastern Asia occupied by parts of Malaysia and Thailand and Myanmar Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Krung Thep - the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture Chao Phraya - a river in Thailand formed by the confluence of the Nan and Ping Rivers; flows southward past Bangkok and empties into the Gulf of Thailand Mekong, Mekong River - an Asian river; flows through a large delta in southern Vietnam into the South China Sea Nan River, Nan - a river of western Thailand flowing southward to join the Ping River to form the Chao Phraya Ping, Ping River - a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya Tai, Thai, Siamese - a native or inhabitant of Thailand

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Translations

Siam

Siam

Siam

Sziám

Siam

サイアムシャム

Xiêm

Siam

[saɪˈæm] N (formerly) → Siam m

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Siam

[saɪˈæm] n (formerly) → Siam m

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Siam

n → Siam nt

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Siam

[saɪˈæm] n → il Siam

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