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Peking

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Pe·king  (pkng, p-)
See Beijing.
Peking [ˈpiːˈkɪŋ]
n
(Placename) the former English name of Beijing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.PekingPeking - capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
Beijing, capital of Red China, Peiping
Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
Forbidden City - a walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China
Translations
Peking [ˌpiːˈkɪŋ] n → Pékin


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