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Pekingese

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From Peking +‎ -ese; Peking is the Postal Map romanization of Beijing.

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Pekingese

  1. The Beijing dialect of Chinese, as distinct from standardized Mandarin.

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Pekingese (plural Pekingeses or Pekingese)

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A Pekingese dog
  1. A small toy dog from China.
  2. (dated) Synonym of Beijinger (person from Beijing).

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Pekingese

  1. of or related to Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China

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