canton
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tn, -tɒn, kænˈtɒn noun
1.
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
2.
(in a department of France) a division of an arrondissement.
3.
Heraldry. a square area in the dexter chief, or right-hand corner, of an escutcheon, often distinctively treated: a diminutive of the dexter chief quarter.
4.
Architecture. a pilaster or similar feature projecting from the corner of a building.
5.
Obsolete. a division, part, or portion of anything.
verb (used with object)
6.
to divide into parts or portions.
7.
to divide into cantons or territorial districts.
8.
to allot quarters to (soldiers, troops, etc.).
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noun
1.
2.
a city in NE Ohio: location of the football Hall of Fame.
3.
a city in E Massachusetts.
4.
a city in W central Illinois.
5.
a town in central Mississippi.
noun Pinyin.
a province in SE China. 89,344 sq. mi. (231,401 sq. km). Capital: Canton.
Also, Kwangtung.
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| canton | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any of the 23 political divisions of Switzerland |
| 2. | a subdivision of a French arrondissement |
| 3. | heraldry a small square or oblong charge on a shield, usually in the top left corner |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) to divide into cantons |
| 5. | (esp formerly) to allocate accommodation to (military personnel) |
| [C16: from Old French: corner, division, from Italian cantone, from canto corner, from Latin canthus iron rim; see | |
| 'cantonal | |
| —adj | |
| Canton | |
| —n | |
| 1. | Guangzhou, Chinese names: Kwangchow a port in SE China, capital of Guangdong province, on the Zhu Jiang (Pearl River): the first Chinese port open to European trade. Pop: 3 881 000 (2005 est) |
| 2. | a city in the US, in NE Ohio. Pop: 80 806 (2000) |
Guangdong or Kwangtung (ˈɡwæŋˈdʊŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a province of SE China, on the South China Sea: includes the Leizhou Peninsula, with densely populated river valleys; traditionally also including Macao and Hong Kong; the only true tropical climate in China. Capital: Canton. Pop: 79 540 000 (2003 est). Area: 197 100 sq km (76 100 sq miles) | |
| Kwangtung or Kwangtung | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
canton
1520s, from M.Fr. canton, from It. (Lombard dialect) cantone "region," especially in the mountains, augmentive of L. canto "section of a country," lit. "corner" (see cant (2)). Originally in English a term in heraldry and flag descriptions; applied to the sovereign states of
the Swiss republic from 1610s.
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It is the capital of the canton of lucerne and seat of the district with the same name.
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