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NANKIN PORCELAIN TOWER

\nˈaŋkɪn pˈɔːsɪlˌɪn tˈa͡ʊə], \nˈaŋkɪn pˈɔːsɪlˌɪn tˈa‍ʊə], \n_ˈa_ŋ_k_ɪ_n p_ˈɔː_s_ɪ_l_ˌɪ_n t_ˈaʊ_ə]\

Definitions of NANKIN PORCELAIN TOWER

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases

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It was of brick cased with porcelain, and was 261 feet high, built A.D. 1403-1424; destroyed by the Taepings, 1853.

1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith

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