Nankin

noun

Nan·kin ˈnan-ˈkin

ˈnän-

variants or Nanking

ˈnan-ˈkiŋ

ˈnän-

: Chinese porcelain decorated in blue on a white ground

Word History

Etymology

Nanking (Nanjing), China

First Known Use

1782, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Nankin was in 1782

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Geographical Definition

Nanjing

geographical name

Nan·jing ˈnän-ˈjiŋ

variants or Nanking

ˈnan-ˈkiŋ

ˈnän-

city in eastern China on the Chang (Yangtze) River population 6,496,000

Note: Nanjing is the capital of the province of Jiangsu and was the capital of China from 1928 to 1937 and from 1946 to 1949.

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