[kan-tn, -ton, kan-ton for 1–7; kan-ton, -tohn--or, especially Brit., -toon for 8] 
| 1. | a small territorial district, esp. 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. |
| 6. | to divide into parts or portions. |
| 7. | to divide into cantons or territorial districts. |
| 8. | to allot quarters to (soldiers, troops, etc.). |
[kan-ton, kan-ton for 1; kan-tn for 2–5] | 1. | Also called Kwangchow, Guangzhou, Kuangchou. Older Spelling. a seaport in and the capital of Guangdong province, in SE China, on the Zhu Jiang. 3,000,000. |
| 2. | a city in NE Ohio: location of the football Hall of Fame. 94,730. |
| 3. | a city in E Massachusetts. 18,182. |
| 4. | a city in W central Illinois. 14,626. |
| 5. | a town in central Mississippi. 11,116. |
[gwahng-dawng] | a province in SE China. 42,800,000; 89,344 sq. mi. (231,401 sq. km). Capital: Canton. |
[jy jyahng] | a river in SE China, in S Guangdong province, flowing E and S from Canton and forming an estuary near Hong Kong. ab. 110 mi. (177 km) long. |
| can·ton (kān'tən, -tŏn') n.
[French, from Old French, from Old Italian cantone, augmentative of canto, corner, from Vulgar Latin *cantus; see cant1.] can'ton·al (kān'tə-nəl, kān-tŏn'əl) adj. |
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