canton

n. Swiss state; minor division of country

v. divide land into sections or districts

See also: KantonCanton may refer to:canton (country subdivision), a territorial subdivision of a country Cantons of BelgiumCantons of Costa RicaCantons of EcuadorCantons of FranceCantons of LuxembourgCantons of SwitzerlandCantons of Quebecthe upper left (hoist) quarter of a flag, see flag terminologycanton (heraldry), a subordinary occupying the (shield holder's) upper right-hand ninth of the fieldcanton (liqueur), ginger-flavored liqueurs, one of which is produced in Jarnac, France and the other, which was produced in the Guangdong province of ChinaCantonment, to canton troops
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Noun
1. a city on the Zhu Jiangi delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
(synonym) Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow
(hypernym) city, metropolis, urban center
(hyponym) Swiss canton
(part-holonym) China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC

Noun
1. a small administrative division of a country
(hypernym) administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
Verb
1. provide housing for (military personnel)
(synonym) quarter, billet
(hypernym) lodge, accommodate
(derivation) camp, encampment, cantonment, bivouac
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. divide into cantons, of a country
(hypernym) divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up

n. canton, township

n. canton, Swiss state; minor division of country