Definition of 'Beijing'
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the capital of the People's Republic of China, in the northeast in Beijing municipality (traditionally in Hebei province); the country's second largest city: dates back to the 12th century bc; consists of two central walled cities, the Outer City (containing the commercial quarter) and the Inner City, which contains the Imperial City, within which is the Purple or Forbidden City; many universities. Pop: 20 383 994 (2015 est)
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- American English: Beijing /ˈbeɪˌʒɪŋ/
- Arabic: بكيـن
- Brazilian Portuguese: Pequim
- Chinese: 北京
- Croatian: Peking
- Czech: Peking
- Danish: Beijing
- Dutch: Peking
- European Spanish: Pekín
- Finnish: Peking / Beijing
- French: Pékin
- German: Peking
- Greek: Πεκίνο
- Italian: Pechino
- Japanese: 北京
- Korean: 베이징
- Norwegian: Beijing
- Polish: Pekin
- European Portuguese: Pequim
- Romanian: Beijing
- Russian: Пекин
- Latin American Spanish: Pekín
- Swedish: Beijing
- Thai: กรุงปักกิ่ง
- Turkish: Pekin
- Ukrainian: Пекін
- Vietnamese: Bắc Kinh
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