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Siam

saɪæm
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Map of the Kingdom of Siam (Kingdom of Ayutthaya) and its client states. Different areas colored differently. Depicted are the islands of Sumatra, Java and Borneo and part of Malacca. A dotted line and a regular line indicate the route of the Jesuit cartographers, sent by the king, through the area, from top center to center. Bottom right scale in French, German and nautical miles. Lower part of a map of the entire kingdom.
Map of the Kingdom of Siam (Kingdom of Ayutthaya) and its client states. Different areas colored differently. Depicted are the islands of Sumatra, Java and Borneo and part of Malacca. A dotted line and a regular line indicate the route of the Jesuit cartographers, sent by the king, through the area, from top center to center. Bottom right scale in French, German and nautical miles. Lower part of a map of the entire kingdom.
  1. (n) 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"
Illustrations
Map of India and the western coast of Burma, Siam and Malacca, borders colored, with 8 side maps: area of Goa, Ganges estuary, Negrais, Aracan river, Sirian river, Merghi archipelago, Junk Selon area , the area around Ashem. The unknown area of the Ganges Valley has been left blank and the dishes have been placed there.
Map of India and the western coast of Burma, Siam and Malacca, borders colored, with 8 side maps: area of Goa, Ganges estuary, Negrais, Aracan river, Sirian river, Merghi archipelago, Junk Selon area , the area around Ashem. The unknown area of the Ganges Valley has been left blank and the dishes have been placed there.
Sheet with three representations of various pyramids at pagodas from Siam. A caption in French among the performances.
Sheet with three representations of various pyramids at pagodas from Siam. A caption in French among the performances.
Map of the Kingdom of Siam (Kingdom of Ayutthaya) and its client states, the different areas colored differently, no scale. Depicted are Indochina with Siam and Cambodia, Malaysia and parts of the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Top part of a map of the entire kingdom.
Map of the Kingdom of Siam (Kingdom of Ayutthaya) and its client states, the different areas colored differently, no scale. Depicted are Indochina with Siam and Cambodia, Malaysia and parts of the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Top part of a map of the entire kingdom.
Sheet with 16 representations of costumes of different peoples, including Chinese, residents of Siam, residents of Algiers and Khoikhoi. Under each performance a caption in Dutch and in French. Numbered lower right: No. 42.
Sheet with 16 representations of costumes of different peoples, including Chinese, residents of Siam, residents of Algiers and Khoikhoi. Under each performance a caption in Dutch and in French. Numbered lower right: No. 42.
Visit of the King of Siam to a hotel in Solo.
Visit of the King of Siam to a hotel in Solo.
Sheet with three representations of religious sites and objects from Siam. Above: The Talapoinen Monastery. Below: A stone in the shape of a miter. Two umbrellas from the King of Siam. A caption in French among the performances.
Sheet with three representations of religious sites and objects from Siam. Above: The Talapoinen Monastery. Below: A stone in the shape of a miter. Two umbrellas from the King of Siam. A caption in French among the performances.
Beijing court with three pagodas. Japanese, Chinese, Tartar horsemen, Siammers (residents of Siam, now Thailand), Makassars, Javanese, etc. walk on a square. The performance shows how the different groups were dressed. With a legend in Dutch and French. The print is part of an album.
Beijing court with three pagodas. Japanese, Chinese, Tartar horsemen, Siammers (residents of Siam, now Thailand), Makassars, Javanese, etc. walk on a square. The performance shows how the different groups were dressed. With a legend in Dutch and French. The print is part of an album.
View of Judea (Ayutthaya), the ancient capital of Siam (Thailand). Walled complex with temples and ruins, seen from a bird's eye view.
View of Judea (Ayutthaya), the ancient capital of Siam (Thailand). Walled complex with temples and ruins, seen from a bird's eye view.
Usage in the news

For its feature show, Siam Niramit, a theatrical spectacular of Thai art and cultural heritage, heavy fog was required for several scenes. livedesignonline.com

Siam Bistro, the sister restaurant to Siam Sushi, is located on on Thomasville Road between the Goodwill Store and Market Square Liquors. ctv.tv

Sweet Siam lives up to its name. pitch.com

Sweet Siam spices up Lenexa. pitch.com

BANGKOK—InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the launch of the Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Siam , the first of the brand in South East Asia. lodgingmagazine.com

Siam Orchid experience ranges from delicious to unexceptional. tcpalm.com

Sweet Siam offers Thai dishes with an American touch. kansascity.com

Lotus of Siam , a Vegas Hit, Opening in Manhattan. nytimes.com

Bank of America is now developing in the Old Siam restaurant location. blog.seattlepi.com

IPhone app leads us to Siam Square. ibj.com

It wasn't the buzz that finally got us to Siam Square, the Thai restaurant in Fountain Square we've heard so much about. ibj.com

Siam Orchid experience ranges from delicious to unexceptional . tcpalm.com

Sushi Yama Siam mixes it up with a Thai-Japanese menu. tcpalm.com

The Siam, a new hotel in Thailand's capital, offers luxury and wellness facilities. cw33.trb.com

0 The Siam, a new hotel in Thailand's capital, offers luxury and wellness facilities. latimes.com

Usage in scientific papers

Nguetseng G., A General Convergence Result for a Functional Related to the Theory of Homogenization, SIAM J.
Existence and homogenization of the Rayleigh-B\'enard problem

Zeilberger, Laguerre polynomials, weighted derangements, and positivity, SIAM J.
Avoiding maximal parabolic subgroups of S_k

Aomoto: Jacobi polynomials associated with Selberg integrals , SIAM J.
Integrable Lattices: Random Matrices and Random Permutations

Spanier, An analytic approach to variance reduction, SIAM J.
An Introduction to Monte Carlo Simulation of Statistical physics Problem

Rackoff, How to construct pseudorandom permutations and pseudorandom functions, SIAM J.
Guaranteeing the diversity of number generators

Usage in literature

In the meantime, negotiations had been going on with Siam, between which state and Burma there was the bitterest enmity. "On the Irrawaddy" by G. A. Henty

In it there participated, besides twenty-one European states, the United States, Mexico, China, Japan, Persia, and Siam. "The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8)" by Various

They take in Water, and a Pilot for the Bay of Siam. "The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898--Volume 39 of 55" by Various

What is it they do to evil-doers in Siam? "Jennie Gerhardt" by Theodore Dreiser

In Siam, the Saw-tai, etc. "The Bow, Its History, Manufacture and Use" by Henry Saint-George

He was received with royal honors in Japan, and afterwards visited China, Siam, Johore and British India. "The Hawaiian Islands" by The Department of Foreign Affairs

Wars of invasion the Burmese have waged, that is true, in Siam, in Assam, and in Pegu. "The Soul of a People" by H. Fielding

The Siam business may yet turn up thrumps. "Ireland as It Is" by Robert John Buckley (AKA R.J.B.)

Ice was so great a wonder to the King of Siam that he refused to credit its existence. "Flowers of Freethought" by George W. Foote

In the seventh century (A.D. 638) it spread to Siam, where it is now, as it has been always since then, the State religion. "The Buddhist Catechism" by Henry S. Olcott

Usage in poetry
There's a farm on the horizon
Looking eastward to Siam
We could have some ham and eggs there...
If they had some eggs and ham!
"Mandalay 1" by Billy Bennett
Siam quasi al verno e par di primavera!
E melegrane e cedri ed ananassi
Ti mandan, colla brezza della sera,
Un saluto d'effluvii quando passi.
"Cagliari" by Ferdinando Fontana Author object (207)
Noi, cui sorride l'italo orizzonte,
Siamo un popol di bimbi analfabeti!
Da qualche lustro appena alziam la fronte....
Siam troppo grami per pagar poeti!
"In Morte Di Emilio Praga" by Ferdinando Fontana Author object (207)
Noi siam mendichi, a cui la gente antica
Le briciole lascio` di lauta mensa;
Viviam di stenti e il genio s'affatica
Dietro una turba di fantasmi immensa.
"Noja Letteraria" by Ferdinando Fontana Author object (207)