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Definition of
Pekingese noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Pekingese
noun
(
also
Pekinese
)
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌpikəˈniz
/
/
,
NAmE
/
/
ˌpikəˈnis
/
/
(
pl.
Pekingese
or
Pekingeses
)
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a very small dog with long soft hair, short legs, and a flat nose
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Pekingese
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