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nanking

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nanking.

Editorial note

But on the other hand, if robots were used in place of people, the nanking massacre[0] would likely not have happened.

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Quick take

Alternative form of Nanjing. [A major subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China, on the lower Yangtze; a former capital of China.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nanking gathered in one view.

noun

Alternative form of Nanjing. [A major subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China, on the lower Yangtze; a former capital of China.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nanking.

noun

Alternative form of Nanjing. [A major subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China, on the lower Yangtze; a former capital of China.]

Example sentences

1

But on the other hand, if robots were used in place of people, the nanking massacre[0] would likely not have happened.

2

What's the standard of academic discourse on the Rape of Nanking for scholars with aspirations to study in Japanese institutions like?

3

Some historical events, such as the Nanking Incident[1], still reference that pronunciation to avoid confusion.

4

Has your wife looked into the Nanking massacre since then?

5

Spend a few minutes at the Nanking museum or perhaps read about Bataan or Korean comfort women and then the moral high ground gets a bit slippery.

6

The rape of nanking was absolutely horrific.

7

(referring to the Nanking massacre) or rather what country doesn't?

8

The author touches on this, but I've always been fascinated with how little awareness there is in the USA about Japanese atrocities (like the Rape of Nanking and Unit 731) compared to the well-known and oft-discussed atrocities of the Nazis.

9

If the US or US citizens has suffered the Rape of Nanking I imagine that we'd have more films about evil Japanese or films about Stalin or Pol Pot if your population of film makers were related to people who suffered under those despots.

Quote examples

1

We didn't read much about the Rape of Nanking or the practice of "comfort women" though.

2

Most people if they remember or know about it at all, say they studied the "Nanking controversy" as a brief paragraph on one page.

3

Similar to Beijing, Nanjing was once pronounced as "Nanking" in the West.

4

I hardly think pitchforking live babies into cauldrons of boiling water (as during the Rape of Nanking) is "just following orders".

Proper noun examples

1

Capitulating to Germany (and therefore Japan) would have resulted in all of China becoming the Rape of Nanking.

2

Throw in that the Japanese were cut off from American-produced oil in reaction to the Rape of Nanking.

3

My view of how these things happen: Game studio is developing a game revolving around Battle of Nanking.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nanking in a sentence?

But on the other hand, if robots were used in place of people, the nanking massacre[0] would likely not have happened.

What does nanking mean?

Alternative form of Nanjing. [A major subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Jiangsu, China, on the lower Yangtze; a former capital of China.]

What part of speech is nanking?

nanking is commonly used as noun.