Pekin.
Obsolete form of Peking.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
Compare Spanish Pekín, Portuguese Pequim, Dutch Peking, French Pékin, German Peking, Italian Pechino.
A type of patterned silk.
Where this word comes from
Compare Spanish Pekín, Portuguese Pequim, Dutch Peking, French Pékin, German Peking, Italian Pechino.
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