Home › Words › N › nankeennankeennankeen means A type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.EtymologyEye spelling of Nanking, itself a romanization of Chinese 南京 (Nánjīng, literally “Southern capital”).nounA type of cotton cloth originally from Nanking in China.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.nicanee 65% match — A kind of Oriental cloth. vs nankeen →cannequin 62% match — A kind of cotton cloth made in the East Indies. vs nankeen →chino 61% match — A coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms. vs nankeen →linenette 59% match — A cotton fabric made in imitation of linen. vs nankeen →cottonee 59% match — A Turkish fabric of cotton and silk satinet. vs nankeen →cherconnaes 58% match — A kind of cotton cloth from India. vs nankeen →cambric 57% match — A finely woven fabric made originally from linen but often now from cotton. vs nankeen →monkscloth 57% match — A kind of woven cotton cloth. vs nankeen →