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In literature, the word "Siamese" is a versatile term that ranges from a precise marker of national and cultural identity to a richly metaphorical device. In historical and travel narratives, it is used factually to denote the people, language, and customs of Siam, as seen in discussions of everyday life and state administration [1, 2, 3, 4]. At the same time, authors employ "Siamese" figuratively to evoke notions of duality or intimate connection—as in references to conjoined or inseparable twins [5, 6, 7]—or to add a whimsical touch in imaginative settings [8]. This broad spectrum of use highlights how the term not only grounds a text in a particular cultural and geopolitical reality but also enriches its literary texture with symbolic meaning.
  1. and immediately both Siamese and Chinamen left their bowls of rice and pressed about me.
    — from Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) by Henri Mouhot
  2. The Siamese also employ it as a medicine.
    — from Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) by Henri Mouhot
  3. The remainder of the population was composed of Bengalese 1236, Burmese and Siamese 14, Bugese 916, Javanese 3408, and Arabs 117.
    — from Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) by Henri Mouhot
  4. The Siamese language, likewise, was spoken only in these two countries.
    — from Travels in the Central Parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos (Vol. 1 of 2) by Henri Mouhot
  5. (The Siamese twins, Philip Drunk and Philip Sober, two Oxford dons with lawnmowers, appear in the window embrasure.
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce
  6. Empire building and war making are Siamese twins.
    — from The American Empire by Scott Nearing
  7. You and Tuppence have been sticking together like Siamese twins.
    — from The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie
  8. Christ, wouldn’t it make a Siamese cat laugh?
    — from Ulysses by James Joyce

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