Definition of Canton. Meaning of Canton. Synonyms of Canton

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Definition of Canton

Canton
Canton Can"ton, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Cantoning.] [Cf. F. cantonner.] 1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division. They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the intellectual world. --Locke. 2. (Mil.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
Canton
Canton Can"ton, n. A song or canto [Obs.] Write loyal cantons of contemned love. --Shak.

Meaning of Canton from wikipedia

- Look up canton or Canton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Canton may refer to: Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division...
- Guangzhou, previously romanized as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River...
- The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the Swiss Confederation. The nucleus of the Swiss Confederacy in the form of the first three confederate...
- [ɡraʊˈbʏndn̩] ), more formally the Canton of the Grisons or the Canton of Graubünden, is one of the twenty-six cantons of Switzerland. It has eleven districts...
- Canton (/ˈkæntən/) is a city in Stark County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the eighth-most populous city in Ohio, with a po****tion...
- Vaud (/voʊ/ VOH; French: (Canton de) Vaud, pronounced [kɑ̃tɔ̃ də vo]), more formally Canton of Vaud, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation...
- /væˈleɪ/ val-AY; French: [valɛ] ), more formally, the Canton of Valais or Wallis, is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of...
- The canton of Bern, or Berne (German: Kanton Bern; French: canton de Berne; Romansh: Chantun Berna; Italian: Canton Berna), is one of the 26 cantons forming...
- The Canton of Geneva, officially the Republic and Canton of Geneva, is one of the 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of forty-five muni****lities...
- A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and po****tion when compared with...