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English word origin

Etymology of Pekin

Compare Spanish Pekín, Portuguese Pequim, Dutch Peking, French Pékin, German Peking, Italian Pechino.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

Obsolete form of Peking. · A city, the county seat of Tazewell County, Illinois. · A hamlet in New York. · A city and village in North Dakota.

noun

A type of patterned silk.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Compare Spanish Pekín, Portuguese Pequim, Dutch Peking, French Pékin, German Peking, Italian Pechino.

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