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Peiping

noun

capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city

• Syn: ↑Beijing, ↑Peking, ↑capital of Red China

• Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital

• Part Holonyms:

↑China, ↑People's Republic of China, ↑mainland China, ↑Communist China, ↑Red China, ↑PRC, ↑Cathay

• Part Meronyms: ↑Forbidden City

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\\ˈpā|piŋ, ˈbā|-\ adjective

Usage: usually capitalized

Etymology: Peiping (name used by the Nationalist government of China) (from Chinese — Pek — Pe⁴ p'ing², from pe⁴ north + p'ing² peace), Peking (name used up to 1928 by the imperial and republican governments of China and since 1949 by the Communist government) (from Chinese — Pek — Pe⁴ ching¹, from pe⁴ north + ching¹ capital), city in northeast China that was the capital up to 1928 and has been the capital of the Communist government of China since 1949

: peking

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Chin. /bay"ping"/, n.

Wade-Giles. former name of Beijing.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.