I. ˈpē|kiŋ adjective
also pe·kin -|kin
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: peking from Peking (name used up to 1928 by the imperial and republican governments of China and since 1949 by the Communist government), city in northeast China that was the capital up to 1928 and has been the capital of the Communist government of China since 1949, from Chinese (Pekingese) Pe 4 ching 1 , from pe 4 north + ching 1 capital; pekin from Pekin Peking, from French Pékin, from Chinese (Pekingese) Pe 4 ching 1
: of or from the city of Peking, China : of the kind or style prevalent in Peking
II. noun
or peking duck
Usage: usually capitalized P
: pekin