canton
IPA: kˈæntʌn
noun
- A division of a political unit.
- One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation.
- A subdivision of an arrondissement of France.
- A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.
- (obsolete) A subdivision of a county, of Quebec, Canada; equivalent to a township.
- A small community or clan.
- A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side (e.g., the stars of the US national flag are in a canton).
- (heraldry) A division of a shield occupying one third of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
- (obsolete) A song or canto.
- Several places in China:
- Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China.
- Guangdong, a province of China.
- (dated) the Pearl River, a river in southern China.
- A hamlet in Ontario, Canada.
- Several places in the United States:
- A former settlement in El Dorado County, California.
- A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
- A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Georgia.
- A city in Fulton County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County and Jones County, Iowa.
- A small city in McPherson County, Kansas; named for the city in Ohio.
- A small town in Oxford County, Maine; named for the town in Massachusetts.
- A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
- A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
- A township in Wayne County, Michigan.
- A tiny city in Fillmore County, Minnesota; named for the city in Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Madison County, Mississippi.
- A small city in Lewis County, Missouri; named for the city in Ohio.
- A submerged ghost town in Broadwater County, Montana.
- An unincorporated community in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey.
- A town and village in St. Lawrence County, New York; the village is the county seat.
- A town in Haywood County, North Carolina; named for the city in Ohio.
- A city, the county seat of Stark County, Ohio.
- A small town in Blaine County, Oklahoma.
- A borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania; named for the town in Massachusetts.
- A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota.
- A city, the county seat of Van Zandt County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
- A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
- An unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin.
- An inner city district and community in Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1676).
- A topographical surname from French.
verb
- (transitive) To delineate as a separate district.
- (transitive) To divide into cantons.
- (transitive) To allot quarters to troops.
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Examples of "canton" in Sentences
- The canton is the northernmost in the country.
- The cantonment centres in the fort of Dhulipgarh.
- The limit of the cantonment were extended in 1822.
- The Protestant reformation was resisted in the canton.
- The place was once the cantonment of the English army.
- Cantonment is the greenest area of the Aurangabad city.
- The military cantonment lies on the outskirts of the city.
- The place of the present cantonment was formerly known as Lalmandi.
- The college is regulated by the cantonment board and the Bangladesh Army.
- The members of these Assemblies would designate the voters of the cantons.