Definitions
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- proper noun Alternate name for
Beijing . (Sometimes historical)
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
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Examples
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With or without cross-examination, I did not get from any of these people, Chinese or foreign, any suggestion, or even a hint, that the present regime in Peking is temporary, or that it lacks popular support.
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With or without cross-examination, I did not get from any of these people, Chinese or foreign, any suggestion, or even a hint, that the present regime in Peking is temporary, or that it lacks popular support.
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The most delightful, and by far the most interesting, expedition that lures the traveller for a couple of days from the gaiety of life in Peking, is that which leads him out to the Ming tombs and a little farther on to meditate upon change and decay from the summit of the Great Wall.
A Tour in Mongolia 1920
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After collapsing on the set of 1963′s 55 Days in Peking, he went more than a decade without a directing credit, eventually settling down to a teaching position at BinghamptonUniversity.
Film Noir Cinema: Ray of Night « Screaming Blue Reviews 2010
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I ate my first Peking duck in Beijing, China which was formerly called Peking in the early 1960s, at a specialty duck restaurant there.
Jay Weston: Peking Duck Is a Standout at Philippe's Restaurant! Jay Weston 2011
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I ate my first Peking duck in Beijing, China which was formerly called Peking in the early 1960s, at a specialty duck restaurant there.
Jay Weston: Peking Duck Is a Standout at Philippe's Restaurant! Jay Weston 2011
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I ate my first Peking duck in Beijing, China which was formerly called Peking in the early 1960s, at a specialty duck restaurant there.
Jay Weston: Peking Duck Is a Standout at Philippe's Restaurant! Jay Weston 2011
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The missionary community pressured Wilson to recognize the new government, and after Mott arrived in Peking in February 1913, he cabled Wilson a seven-point brief urging the new administration to recognize the Chinese republic as quickly as possible.
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CNN is absorbed in Peking's version of the Disneyland Light Parade, as is Headline News and MSNBC.
Oh, Fine. Just Fine. John 2008
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Headline News, CNN, and Faux News are absorbed with the death of some poor unfortunate in Peking who seems to have been murdered by a local looney.
Oh, Fine. Just Fine. John 2008
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