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siamese

sahy uh meez

  • n  a branch of the Tai languages
  • n  a native or inhabitant of Thailand
  • n  an inlet with two or more couplings to which a hose can be attached so that fire engines can pump water into the sprinkler system of a building
  • n  a slender short-haired blue-eyed breed of cat having a pale coat with dark ears paws face and tail tip
  • a  of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people
  • a  of or relating to the languages of the Thai people
  • a  of or relating to Thailand
News & Articles

  • A princess and she knows it
    Freckles is a torte-point Siamese cat. The year-old cat knows she is princess that has freckles on her face and on her whiskers. Freckles is available for adoption at CATS, 104 N. Ross Lane. Call 541-779-2916 or visit
    June 11, 2013 - KTVL Medford
  • Purrfect Pals: More new kittens
    LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – As kitten season continues, Lake County Animal Care and Control has several new young felines available this week for adoption. Tabbies, tuxedos and seal point Siamese are available, along with some very nice adult cats. In addition to spaying or neutering, cats that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are microchipped before being released to their new ...
    June 10, 2013 - Lake County News
  • 'Siamese Twins' Still Fascinate, Two Centuries Later
    Born to Chinese parents, conjoined twins Eng and Chang Bunker became famous throughout the world as "Siamese twins." After years of being displayed at exhibitions, they settled in the mountains of North Carolina in the 1830s. NPR's Michel Martin learns more about their remarkable story from descendant Alex Sink.
    June 5, 2013 - NPR
Quotes

  • Hamid Karzai in EurasiaNet
    Pakistan and Afghanistan......are like [Siamese] twins. They are inseparable. And that is why both are suffering the same problems by the same evils,Karzai said. "I congratulate you once again, and on behalf of the people of Afghanistan,...
  • Richard Patrick in MTV.com
    The first musical experience we had,Patrick recalled, "they came over to the little studio in my guest house and it was like Siamese twins - they had guitars growing out of 'em. Literally moments later, [Dean] was like, 'Yeah, I think I...
  • Horace Engdahl in Earthtimes (press release)
    Sweden and Finland before 1809 were not a pair of siblings, but rather Siamese twins,said Horace Engdahl, permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, the body that selects the Nobel Prize for literature.

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