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Pei

1 American  
[pey] / peɪ /

noun

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

P.E.I. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Prince Edward Island.

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)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
PEI 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. Prince Edward Island

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Example Sentences

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Jia Pei, a tourist in her 30s from Henan province, thinks gold prices have run too high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 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

Pei Chung, 35, has been arrested and banned from restaurants at least seven times since late October, according to police records.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

Safety Meki Pei was penalized with 5:59 left in the second quarter, while linebacker Isaiah Tufaga was flagged at the 3:04 mark of the third quarter.

From Washington Times • Sep. 2, 2023

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

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