Added 9 October 2026 nanjing noun Categories: PlacesRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about nanjing at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A city in eastern China on the Yangtze River; a former capital of China; the scene of a Japanese massacre in the 1930s. Related Words: nankinghangzhoubeijingtianjinchengdulhasashenyangmacaunamcairomacaoshanghai Back to today's word