Thailand is the name of the country that was formerly named Siam. Siam was the name of the country before June 24, 1939, and was again for a short time between September 8, 1945 and July 20, 1949.
The country of Siam, which changed its name to Thailand in 1939.It was the country of Siam - which is now called Thailand.
Fasting.
Siam was d old name for modern Thailand, d land of white elephants. So d capital would b Bangkok.
Mongkut had realized that in order for Siam to be considered equal or even better than the Modernized world Siam must be able to meet or surpass their modern technology.
A native of Siam (now Thailand)
Thailand was originally called Siam.
No, Siam was not a Portuguese colony. The southeast Asian country was the precursor to the modern Thailand. It never was the direct colony of any of the colonial empires between the sixteenth and the twentieth centuries.
Siam.the old name for Thailand was Siam
Oh, what a goose I am!
siam means fast
The name of the kingdom of Siam was changed to Thailand in 1948. The word "Thai" is supposed to mean freedom ,thus the name "Thailand" means " Freedom land".