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Pekin
1[ pee-kin ]
noun
- one of a hardy breed of yellowish-white domestic ducks, raised originally in China.
Pekin
2[ pee-kin ]
noun
- a city in central Illinois.
pekin
3[ pee-kin ]
noun
(often initial capital letter)
- a silk fabric in which broad stripes of equal width and in various colors or weaves are alternated.
Pekin
/ 辱ːˈɪ /
noun
- a breed of white or cream duck with a bright orange bill
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Pekin1
C18: via French from Peking
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With their four-year-old child, they headed from the camp where they'd taken refuge to their village, Pekin Coco.
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But as the young family was about to leave Pekin Coco again, their car loaded with their possessions, the shelling started.
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He knew most authorities believed the oldest continuously operating Chinese restaurant was the Pekin Noodle Parlor in Butte, Mont., which dated to 1909 or 1911.
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Más recientemente, Tokio y Pekín lucharon por generar ingresos en medio de las restricciones impuestas por la COVID-19.
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Holcombe bought Evelyn three baby white Pekin ducks for her birthday.
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