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pekingese (root: pekinese)
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pekingese has 1 sense
- pekingese(n = noun.animal) peke, pekinese - a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle; Array is a kind of toy, toy dog
CIDE DICTIONARY
pekingese, n.
a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle. [WordNet 1.5]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pekingese, n. & adj. (also Pekinese)
--n. (pl. same)
1 a a lap-dog of a short-legged breed with long hair and a snub nose. b this breed.
2 a citizen of Peking (Beijing) in China.
3 the form of the Chinese language used in Beijing.
--adj. of or concerning Beijing or its language or citizens.
--n. (pl. same)
1 a a lap-dog of a short-legged breed with long hair and a snub nose. b this breed.
2 a citizen of Peking (Beijing) in China.
3 the form of the Chinese language used in Beijing.
--adj. of or concerning Beijing or its language or citizens.
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