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Nanking   Listen
proper noun
Nanking, Nanjing  n.  A former capital of China.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Nanking" Quotes from Famous Books



... could be; And never was seen such beautiful eyes. Two almond-kernels in shape and size, Set in a couple of slanting gashes, And not in the least disfigured by lashes; And then such feet! You'd scarcely meet In the longest walk through the grandest street (And you might go seeking From Nanking to Peking) A pair ...
— Successful Recitations • Various

... seven smaller pearls and a whole bushel of ordinary pearls. The messengers took leave, rode off with their pearls on a dragon's back, and in a moment they had reached the banks of the Yangtze-kiang. They made their way to Nanking, the imperial capital, and there handed over their treasure ...
— The Chinese Fairy Book • Various



Words linked to "Nanking" :   Cathay, china, mainland China, PRC, Red China



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