Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
Siam [sahy-am, sahy-am] Examples noun
- former name of Thailand(def 1).
- Gulf of, Thailand(def 2).
Examples from the Web for siam Contemporary Examples of siam
Yes, these days, Nazism is all the rage in the land formerly known as Siam.
Hitler is Huge in Thailand: Chicken Joints, T-Shirts, and A Govt.-Issued Propaganda Video
Marlow Stern
December 10, 2014
He sought out the remnants of Siam in Thailand, and Rhodesia in Zimbabwe, and Leningrad in St. Petersburg.
Discovering Underground Labyrinths, Remote Cities, and More of the World’s Lost Places
Nina Strochlic
July 8, 2014
Historical Examples of siam
A line from Bangkok to Bianghsen, in Siam, is being projected at the present time.
William Larrabee
And then I was left alone with my ship, anchored at the head of the Gulf of Siam.
Joseph Conrad
In Siam the Buddhist religion has been preserved pure and uncorrupted.
Sven Anders Hedin
In Siam cremation is the general way of disposing of the dead.
Ellen Mary Hayes Peck
At noon on this day the two vessels were forty-four miles up the Gulf of Siam.
Oliver Optic
British Dictionary definitions for siam Siam noun
- the former name (until 1939 and 1945–49) of Thailand
- Gulf of Siam an arm of the South China Sea between the Malay Peninsula and Indochinathe former name of (the Gulf of) Thailand (def. 2)
Word Origin and History for siam Siam
name of Thailand before 1939 and from 1945-48, from Thai sayam, from Sanskrit syama “dark,” in reference to the relative skin color of the people.