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nankin
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Nankin
Nankin is an unincorporated community in southern Orange Township, Ashland County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44848. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 58 and 302 and is near U.S. 250.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
nankin
A light fawn-coloured or white cotton cloth, almost exclusively worn at one time in our ships on the India station. It was supplied from China, but is now manufactured in England, Malta, and the United States.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
nankin
The ancient capital of China, now the chief town of the province of Kiangsu, is situated about 3 miles from the south bank of the river Yang-tse-Kiang, about 100 miles from its mouth. On August 4, 1842, the British ships arrived at Nankin, and were kept before this place till the final treaty of August 29, between China and Great Britain, was signed and ratified. The rebel Tae-pings (Taipings) took it on March 19-20, 1853. It was recaptured by the imperialists, July 19, 1864.
Etymology and Origins
Nankin
Expresses the Chinese for “Southern Capital.”
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
NANKIN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nankin is ranked #130610 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Nankin surname appeared 130 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nankin.
98.4% or 128 total occurrences were White.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nankin in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nankin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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