Pekingology

noun

Pe·​king·​ol·​o·​gy

ˌpē(ˌ)kiŋˈäləjē

plural -es

: the study of the policies and practices of Communist China

Pekingologist

-jə̇st

noun

plural -s

Word History

Etymology

Peking, capital of Communist China + -ology (as in Kremlinology)

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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