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pe•kin
(pē′kin′),USA pronunciation n. (often cap.)
Pe•kin (pē′kin′),USA pronunciation n.
Pe•kin (pē′kin),USA pronunciation n.
- Textilesa silk fabric in which broad stripes of equal width and in various colors or weaves are alternated.
- French pékin; after Peking
- 1775–85
Pe•kin (pē′kin′),USA pronunciation n.
- Animal Husbandry, Place Namesone of a hardy breed of yellowish-white domestic ducks, raised originally in China.
- after Peking 1880–85
Pe•kin (pē′kin),USA pronunciation n.
- a city in central Illinois. 33,967.