canton
Meaning of canton
noun
- A division of a political unit.
- 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).
- 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.
- To delineate as a separate district.
- To divide into cantons.
- To allot quarters to troops.
noun
A song or canto.
Information about canton
- The plural form of canton is: cantons.
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CatalanHyphenation of canton
can-ton
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- canton is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
canton synonyms
Meaning Guangzhou:
Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton
Meaning quarter:
Translation of canton
- German: Kreis, Bezirk
- Spanish: región, circunscripción, distrito, cantón, comarca
- Italian: circoscrizione
- French: canton, circonscription
- Portuguese: circunscrição
Anagrams of canton
Words that rhyme with canton
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