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1. canton
noun. ['ˈkæntən'] a small administrative division of a country.
Etymology
- canton (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Swiss Canton
- vanzanten
- scranton
- atlantan
- stanton
- spanton
- plantain
- glanton
- clanton
- branton
- blanton
- tanton
- santon
- panton
- manton
- hanten
- fanton
- danton
- banton
2. canton
verb. ['ˈkæntən'] divide into cantons, of a country.
Antonyms
Etymology
- canton (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. Canton
noun. a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port.
4. canton
verb. ['ˈkæntən'] provide housing for (military personnel).
Synonyms
Etymology
- canton (Old French (842-ca. 1400))