Siam
pronunciation
How to pronounce Siam in British English:
UK [ˈsaiæm,saiˈæm]
How to pronounce Siam in American English:
US [saɪˈæm]
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- Noun:
- a country of southeastern Asia that extends southward along the Isthmus of Kra to the Malay peninsula
Word Origin
- 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.
Example
- 1. It had been annexed by siam in 1779 and in 1827 , during a rebellion , it was razed by a siamese army .
- 2. Environmentalists say rare siam crocodiles have hatched in a zoo in laos and will be released into the wild once they are old enough to fend for themselves