Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
nankeen
noun · first attested 18th century
The yellow cotton is named for Nanjing.
A firm yellowish cotton cloth.
Nanjing·People's Republic of China
32.0608°N 118.7789°E · Q16666
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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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Nanjing
- In English
nankeen
The naturally tan cotton was exported through Nanjing, which English wrote as Nankin. The cloth name preserves the older spelling.
People's Republic of China
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