Definition of Nanking

1. Noun. A city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s.


Definition of Nanking

1. Proper noun. Alternative and older name of Nanjing. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nanking

Nancere
Nances
Nanchang
Nancy Freeman Mitford
Nancy Mitford
Nancy Reagan gaze
Nancy Witcher Astor
Nanda Devi
Nandamuri
Nando
Nanea
Nanga Parbat
Nanjing
Nanking (current term)
Nanna
Nannie
Nanning
Nannizzia
Nanny
Nannygate
Nano
Nanophyetus salmincola
Nansemond
Nansemonds
Nansen
Nanson
Nantes

Literary usage of Nanking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Treaties and Agreements with and Concerning China, 1894-1919: A Collection by John Van Antwerp MacMurray (1921)
"Sir, " Whereas, by the Shanghai-Nanking Railway Loan Agreement of July 9th 1903 it was provided, in respect to the purchase of land, under Article 7, ..."

2. The Flowery Republic by Frederick McCormick (1913)
"Internal Nanking is revolutionary and the loyalty of the Imperialist troops is problematical. November 8 at 8 PM Revolutionists estimated at 100 invade the ..."

3. A Visit to India, China, and Japan, in the Year 1853 by Bayard Taylor (1864)
"But if, as all accounts concurred in representing, Nanking had already fallen, it was a matter of importance that the rebel leaders should be a<<sured of ..."

4. Recent Developments in China by George Hubbard Blakeslee (1913)
"But when the attack was directed against Nanking, much resistance was ... There are two reasons to account for the difficulty in subduing Nanking. ..."

5. The Imperial History of China: Being a History of the Empire as Compiled by by John Macgowan (1906)
"When the news of these rapid successes reached Nanking the utmost consternation prevailed in the palace. Orders were hurriedly sent in every direction ..."

6. The Status of Aliens in China by V. K. Wellington Koo (1912)
"Concession of Extraterritorial Rights to British Subjects at Nanking, 1842 Although it is thus seen that the cession of an island and the conclusion of a ..."

7. The Break-up of China: With an Account of Its Present Commerce, Currency by Charles. Beresford (1899)
"(Vide chapters on " Nanking " and " Hankow. ... The Viceroy of Nanking further stated that the whole of the additional increase of ..."

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