The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Beijing \Beijing\ prop. n. (Geography) The capital city of China. Formerly called Peking. Population (2000) = 12,033,000. [PJC]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Beijing n 1: capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city [syn: Beijing, Peking, Peiping, capital of Red China]