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PEKINGESE

Dictionary entry overview: What does Pekingese mean?

• PEKINGESE (noun)
The noun PEKINGESE has 1 sense:

1. a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle

Familiarity information: PEKINGESE used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• PEKINGESE (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Peke; Pekinese; Pekingese

Hypernyms ("Pekingese" is a kind of...):

toy; toy dog (any of several breeds of very small dogs kept purely as pets)

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