Peking

American  

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

noun

1. Older Spelling. Beijing.

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Peking British  

/ ˈpiːˈkɪŋ /

noun

1. the former English name of Beijing

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Peking Cultural  

1. See Beijing.

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Example Sentences

“In the past, every time I paid the fees, my heart would clench,” said Li Meng, a 45-year-old patient undergoing assisted reproductive treatment at Peking University People’s Hospital.

From Barron's

Guests enter past rows of hanging Peking ducks and through velvet ropes into a dark, buzzing dining room.

From Salon

Her parents separated when she was young and she was raised by her mother Yan Gu - reportedly a successful venture capitalist with degrees from Peking University and Stanford.

From BBC

Wang Dong, executive director of the Institute for Global Cooperation and Understanding at Peking University, agreed.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a study published in Science Bulletin, scientists from Peking University Health Science Center and the Harbin Veterinary Research Institute uncovered a previously unknown route that helps viruses spread faster and more aggressively.

From Science Daily