Thailand is the official name of the former Siam. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Siam is located at the western side of the Indo-China Peninsula. From Wordnik.com. [Indo-China and the Japanese] Reference
So here we are with Japan having a free hand, both in Siam and in Indo-China. From Wordnik.com. [Indo-China and the Japanese] Reference
They have fought in Siam, in Assam, and in Pegu: and above all they have fought against the English. From Wordnik.com. [Militarism versus Feminism: An Enquiry and a Policy Demonstrating that Militarism involves the Subjection of Women] Reference
Between 1592 and 1632, I think it was, they were in Siam and they were expelled finally by massacre. From Wordnik.com. [Changing India] Reference
But when Khmer people call Thai people siem (derived from the word Siam), the world thinks that we are racist. From Wordnik.com. [KI Media] Reference
Through all this we might have an idea of what has been the Japanese influence in Siam through all these years. From Wordnik.com. [Indo-China and the Japanese] Reference
But when Khmer people called Thai people "Siem" (derived from the word Siam), the world think that we are racist. From Wordnik.com. [KI Media] Reference
Now, the Army in Siam is a rather good Army. From Wordnik.com. [Indo-China and the Japanese] Reference
Prom India we went to Siam, which is another unsettled Country. From Wordnik.com. [The World Today] Reference
Man, how long has it been since Thailand was officially known as Siam?. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century; it was known as Siam until 1939. From Wordnik.com. [The 2001 CIA World Factbook] Reference
The only country that successfully resisted western imperialism was Siam, which is now Thailand. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
It was first called Siam by the Portuguese (1511) and other nations who came into contact with it. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock] Reference
Background: A unified Thai kingdom was established in the mid-14th century; it was known as Siam until 1939. From Wordnik.com. [The 2001 CIA World Factbook] Reference
Six weeks before our arrival, fifteen hundred persons died of an epidemic distemper, called the Siam distemper. From Wordnik.com. [History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing] Reference
A chap came to meet me and he told me he was the head and director of the newly inaugurated Flying Service in Siam. From Wordnik.com. [Indo-China and the Japanese] Reference
Thailand was once called "Siam," but that name came from the English. From Wordnik.com. [Neosho Daily News Homepage RSS] Reference
An Englishman, Sir James Lancaster, who voyaged to the Far East in 1593, first applied the name of "Siam" to Thailand. From Wordnik.com. [Neosho Daily News Homepage RSS] Reference
We walked round to the 'Siam' stores and had a good look about; to be honest all we did in Bangkok was shop, but its so fun. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
Siam; they have erected about sixty churches in the kingdom. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
Reinventing Leonowens was almost as hard as re-creating Siam. From Wordnik.com. [Making A Modern Day 'King And I'] Reference
In Siam cremation is the general way of disposing of the dead. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
The setting is a gloriously cleaned-up version of 19th-century Siam. From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Treatment] Reference
A person can find a rich field in Siam along many lines of investigation. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
Siam being commanded by Europeans, and manned by natives of that country. From Wordnik.com. [Trade and Travel in the Far East or Recollections of twenty-one years passed in Java, Singapore, Australia and China.] Reference
She had a sensitivity to dust mites, one of the problems of being from Siam. From Wordnik.com. [Cats Do It Doggie Style] Reference
We regretted we were not in Siam at the proper season to witness such a scene. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
Although Popeye's temper was famous from Siam to Palawan, he left without a fight. From Wordnik.com. [THE PREVIOUS ADVENTURES OF POPEYE THE SAILOR] Reference
The youth of Siam are, however, it is said, outgrowing this superstitious condition. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
The revenue of Siam has been mostly derived from the so-termed gambling and opium farms. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
The lack of guidance of either a Baedeker or a Murray has been felt in Java, Siam, China. From Wordnik.com. [Travels in the Far East] Reference
It's no mean feat to play the King of Siam and effortlessly erase all memory of Yul Brynner. From Wordnik.com. [A Blue Christmas] Reference
This volume is occupied with Japan, the Burman Empire, Siam, Anam, the Malay peninsula, and Ceylon. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
Signed to a contract at 20th Century Fox, she played one of Rex Harrison's wives in the 1946 film "Anna and the King of Siam.". From Wordnik.com. [Buff Cobb dies; with husband Mike Wallace, hosted '50s TV talk show] Reference
This scale is, however, by no means confined to China, but is met with in several Asiatic countries -- Japan, Siam, Java, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science] Reference
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