Siamese twin
A conjoined twin; one of two people physically joined togetherA conjoined twin; one of two people physically joined together.
» The term "Siamese twins" comes from two conjoined twins from Siam who travelled with P.T. Barnum's circus.
Meaning
3 sensesA conjoined twin; one of two people physically joined together.
siamesischer Zwilling
сиа́мский близне́цsiámskij bliznéc
(broadly)One of two people who are extraordinarily close, or always found together.
Didn't you hear what he said about your Lesta and the Prince — that they were as thick as butter — regular Siamese twins and you couldn't separate 'em?
Either of a pair of words that occur together as an idiomatic expression or collocation, as in "hammer and sickle", "short and sweet", or "spick and span".
- one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point
Examples
1 sentencesThe term "Siamese twins" comes from two conjoined twins from Siam who travelled with P.T. Barnum's circus.
Translations
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Origin
Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam (modern Thailand), were known as the "SiamChang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam (modern Thailand), were known as the "Siamese twins".
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Forms
plural: Siamese twins| Singular | Siamese twin |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- one of a pair of identical twins born with their bodies joined at some point:conjoined twin