"Beijing opera" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Beijing operas [plural]
Etymology: From Beijing + opera, following the growing acceptance of pinyin Beijing in place of the earlier spelling Peking in reference to the capital of China. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Beijing|opera}} Beijing + opera Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Beijing opera (countable and uncountable, plural Beijing operas)
  1. Synonym of Peking opera Wikipedia link: Peking opera Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): Beijing Synonyms: Peking opera [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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