English Explanatory Dictionary

nankeen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-nankeen.wav

Word forms

nankeen nankeens

Etymology

Eye spelling of Nanking, itself a romanization of Chinese 南京 (Nánjīng, literally “Southern capital”).

Derived words

nankeen kestrel nankeen night heron
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