Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
kaolin
noun · first attested 18th century
The clay behind porcelain is named for a hill in Jiangxi.
A fine white clay used to make porcelain.
Jingdezhen·People's Republic of China
29.2942°N 117.2036°E · Q34405
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- Relationship
- Named for a product of the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 18th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Jingdezhen
- In English
kaolin
The name comes from Gaoling, a hill near Jingdezhen in Jiangxi whose clay was worked for ceramics. European traders took the place name along with the material.
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People's Republic of China
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