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Peking

American

[pee-king, pey-, bey-jing] / ˈpiˈkɪŋ, ˈpeɪ-, ˈbeɪˈdʒɪŋ /

noun

Older Spelling. Beijing.

Peking British

/ ˈpiːˈkɪŋ /

noun

the former English name of Beijing

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Peking Cultural

See Beijing.

Example Sentences

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There, Xi hosted Trump and his delegation at the Great Hall of the People for a day of meetings and a banquet dinner of Peking duck and pan-fried pork buns.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Keli Holiday, best known as one half of electronic duo Peking Duk, had already performed several shows in the US when he travelled to the Canadian city of Toronto.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

John Legend dressed in traditional Peking opera wear.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Runjia Zhang is a doctoral student at the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

I decided to go first to a San Francisco address given to me by this girl in Peking.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

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