canton [ˈkæn tn, -tɒn, kænˈtɒn]
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1. (n.) canton
small territorial district, esp . one of the states of the Swiss confederation .2. canton
division of a French arrondissement.3. canton
chief area of a heraldic field .4. canton
Obs. division; part; section .5. (n.) Canton
city in NE Ohio: location of the football Hall of Fame . 86,030.
Definition of 'canton' Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun) Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton
city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port 2. (verb) canton
small administrative division of a country 3. (verb) quarter, billet, canton
housing for (military personnel)4. (verb) canton
divide into cantons, of a country
Definition of 'canton' Webster Dictionary
1. (noun) canton
song or canto 2. (noun) canton
small portion; a division; a compartment 3. (noun) canton
small community or clan 4. (noun) canton
small territorial district; esp . one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement5. (noun) canton
division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side 6. (verb) canton
divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division 7. (verb) canton
separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops
Definitions of 'canton' The Nuttall Encyclopedia
1. canton
chief commercial city and port of Southern China; stands on a river almost on the seaboard, 90 m. NW. of Hong-Kong, and is a healthy town, but with a heavy rainfall; it is surrounded by walls, has narrow crooked streets, 125 temples, mostly Buddhist, and two pagodas, 10 and 13 centuries old respectively; great part of the population live in boats on the river; the fancy goods, silk, porcelain, ivory, and metal work are famous; its river communication with the interior has fostered an extensive commerce; exports, tea, silk, sugar, cassia, &c.
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