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Definition of Quakers

quaker
Nankeen Nan*keen", n. [So called from its being originally manufactured at Nankin, in China.] [Written also nankin.] 1. A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton (Gossypium religiosum) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color quite indestructible and permanent. 2. An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring. 3. pl. Trousers made of nankeen. --Ld. Lytton. Nankeen bird (Zo["o]l.), the Australian night heron (Nycticorax Caledonicus); -- called also quaker.

Meaning of Quakers from wikipedia

- In 2017, there were an estimated 377,557 adult Quakers, 49% of them in Africa. Some 89% of Quakers worldwide belong to evangelical and programmed branches...
- Sydney, Australia Quakers, the nickname of Darlington F.C. in the north of England and many other businesses in Darlington Quakers, the nickname for the...
- the City of Blacktown. Quakers Hill is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Quakers Hill is colloquially known as 'Quakers'. The first recorded cartographic...
- founded by William Penn in 1682, as a safe place for Quakers to live and practice their faith. Quakers have been a significant part of the movements for...
- after discovering an encyclopedia article about Quakers. He stated that the qualities describing Quakers, such as integrity, honesty, and purity, were traits...
- Friends during the 20th century. Non-theism among Quakers probably dates to the 1930s, when some Quakers in California branched off to form the Humanist...
- The Religious Society of Free Quakers, originally called "The Religious Society of Friends, by some styled the Free Quakers," was established on February...
- Quaker Meeting may refer to: Monthly meeting, the basic unit of administration in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) Meeting for worship, a Quaker...
- Australia, many Quakers are supportive of homo****ual relationships, while views are divided among U.S. meetings. The majority (52%) of Quakers live in Africa...
- Philadelphia Quakers may refer to: Members of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Philadelphia Phillies, an American...