Pekin
name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A type of patterned silk. countable, uncountable
- 1 Obsolete form of Peking. alt-of, obsolete
"The same country furnishes me with another instance of extended inland commerce. It is found worth while to keep up a mercantile communication between Pekin in China, and Petersburgh. And none of these instances of inland commerce exceed those of the courses by which, at several periods, the whole of the trade of the East was carried on."
- 2 A city, the county seat of Tazewell County, Illinois.
- 3 A hamlet in New York.
- 4 A city and village in North Dakota.
Synonyms
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More examples"The same country furnishes me with another instance of extended inland commerce. It is found worth while to keep up a mercantile communication between Pekin in China, and Petersburgh. And none of these instances of inland commerce exceed those of the courses by which, at several periods, the whole of the trade of the East was carried on."
Etymology
Compare Spanish Pekín, Portuguese Pequim, Dutch Peking, French Pékin, German Peking, Italian Pechino.
Related phrases
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