Pei

¹ American  

[pey] / peɪ /

noun

1. I(eoh) M(ing) 1917–2019, U.S. architect, born in China.

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P.E.I. ² American  

abbreviation

1. Prince Edward Island.

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Pei ¹ British  

/ peɪ /

noun

1. I ( eoh ) M ( ing ). born 1917, US architect, born in China. His buildings include the E wing of the National Museum of Art, Washington DC (1978), a glass and steel pyramid at the Louvre, Paris (1989), and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland, USA (1995)

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PEI ² British  

abbreviation

1. Prince Edward Island

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Example Sentences

In total, Ajinomoto is recalling nearly 37 million pounds of food sold under the Kroger, Ling Ling, Tai Pei and Trader Joe’s labels, as well as under its house Ajinomoto brand, according to the statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

For more than ten years, Jeffrey Shaman and colleagues, including Sen Pei, have worked to improve methods for tracking and simulating the spread of infectious diseases such as influenza and COVID-19.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2026

While Mr. Adjaye quotes freely from the work of Pei and Kahn, one has the unhappy sense that something essential is missing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

The temperature problem is most starkly felt in the pyramid of architect Ieoh Ming Pei, which was designed to cope with four million annual visitors but today faces more than double that.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2025

MGF Oil Corporation also announced that it was entering into a venture to build a forty- story-plus world-class luxury hotel to be designed by I. M. Pei.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger