Pei

¹ American  

[pey] / peɪ /

noun

1. I(eoh) M(ing) 1917–2019, U.S. architect, born in China.

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P.E.I. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Prince Edward Island.

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Pei ¹ British  

/ peɪ /

noun

1. I ( eoh ) M ( ing ). born 1917, US architect, born in China. His buildings include the E wing of the National Museum of Art, Washington DC (1978), a glass and steel pyramid at the Louvre, Paris (1989), and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, USA (1995)

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PEI ² British  

abbreviation

1. Prince Edward Island

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Example Sentences

For more than ten years, Jeffrey Shaman and colleagues, including Sen Pei, have worked to improve methods for tracking and simulating the spread of infectious diseases such as influenza and COVID-19.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

Rui Pei is a postdoctoral fellow at the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

"Strictly speaking, it's created by a Hunan chef in Taiwan who was missing home," says Pei Wei, a veteran journalist who has also authored two recipe books.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2024

Safety Meki Pei was penalized with 5:59 left in the second quarter, while linebacker Isaiah Tufaga was flagged at the 3:04 mark of the third quarter.

From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2023

MGF Oil Corporation also announced that it was entering into a venture to build a forty- story-plus world-class luxury hotel to be designed by I. M. Pei.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger