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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- The capital of China, in the northeast part of the country. It served as Kublai Khan's capital (13th century) and the capital of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1421–1911). From 1928 to 1949 it was known as Peiping. It is a major commercial and industrial center and the political, educational, and cultural center of the country.
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- proper noun The capital of the
People's Republic of China .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
Etymologies
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Examples
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BEIJING (Reuters) - China sought to contain tension with the United States over online censorship and hacking, saying Google's dispute with Beijing should not be over-stated, ahead of a possible challenge from Washington on Internet freedom.
Wired Top Stories 2010
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BEIJING — China's finance ministry changed the accounting of some government spending in a way that enabled Beijing to announce a deficit below the symbolic level of 3% of gross domestic product for 2010, an examination of budget documents shows.
China Accounting Shift Narrows Deficit Andrew Batson 2010
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BEIJING - It was the first day of summer in Beijing.
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BEIJING - At a time of tension in U.S. - China relations, a three-day visit by senior U.S. officials to Beijing began Monday with signs that Chinese leaders want to smooth over some key frictions.
As U.S. officials begin visit to Beijing, relations are 'sound,' China says 2010
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BEIJING â Google Inc. said Tuesday it will stop automatically routing users in China to its Hong Kong site after Beijing threatened the company with the loss of its Internet license in their latest skirmish over censorhip.
Google Limits Access To Chinese Site To Appease Beijing 2010
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BEIJING — China's finance ministry changed the accounting of some government spending in a way that enabled Beijing to announce a deficit below the symbolic level of 3% of gross domestic product for 2010, an examination of budget documents shows.
China Accounting Shift Narrows Deficit Andrew Batson 2010
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BEIJING - It was the first day of summer in Beijing.
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BEIJING mdash; A Google search feature was blocked in China on Thursday, the company said as it awaited Beijing
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BEIJING â Google Inc. said Tuesday it will stop automatically routing users in China to its Hong Kong site after Beijing threatened the company with ...
Google Limits Access To Chinese Site To Appease Beijing 2010
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BEIJING (AFP) - -- Chinese meteorologists covered Beijing in snow Sunday after seeding clouds to bring winter weather to the capital in an effort to ... var news_amount = 1;
Mike Elk: Washington Post Spreads Myths That Trade Enforcement Will Hurt Climate Change Agreements 2009
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