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Definition of Canton
1. Noun. A city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port.
Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center, Port
Group relationships: Cathay, China, Communist China, Mainland China, People's Republic Of China, Prc, Red China
2. Verb. Provide housing for (military personnel).
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Generic synonyms: Accommodate, Lodge
Derivative terms: Billet, Cantonment, Quartering, Quarters
3. Noun. A small administrative division of a country.
Specialized synonyms: Swiss Canton
4. Verb. Divide into cantons, of a country.
Definition of Canton
1. n. A song or canto
2. n. A small portion; a division; a compartment.
3. v. i. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division.
Definition of Canton
1. Proper noun. An alternative (former) name for Guangzhou in China. ¹
2. Proper noun. An alternative (former) name for Guangdong in China. ¹
3. Proper noun. (surname topographical from=French dot=) of French or Galician derivation. ¹
4. Noun. A division of a political unit ¹
5. Noun. 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). ¹
6. Verb. To delineate as a separate district. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Canton
1. to divide into cantons (districts) [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canton
Literary usage of Canton
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William Buck Dana (1840)
"canton, One of the greatest emporiums in the East, ranking, ... Although canton
is situated nearly in the same parallel of latitude as Calcutta, ..."
2. Switzerland and the Adjacent Portions of Italy, Savoy and the Tyrol by Karl Baedeker (Firm) (1869)
"The canton of Appenzell, lying out of the beaten track of tourists, was formerly
... In the grandeur of its scenery the canton of Appenzell will bear no ..."
3. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1809)
"The canton of Glarus. I am, &c. G lar us, July 29. THF. canton of Glarus was formerly
... canton, but is now the lad in rank of the eight ancient cantons, ..."
4. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1840)
"canton, One of the greatest emporiums in the East, ranking, ... Although canton
is situated nearly in the same parallel of latitude as Calcutta, ..."
5. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero, Ernest Alfred Benians (1909)
"In August the British Admiral had established a blockade of canton, ... (canton
was not restored to the Chinese Government until October 21, 1861. ..."
6. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1880)
"This important work of M. Favre may be regarded as an exhaustive monograph of
the geological, archaeological and agricultural resources of the canton of ..."
7. John L. Stoddard's Lectures by John Lawson Stoddard (1898)
"On the canton River, 258. River Boats, 259. Execution of the Pirates, 260. ...
The Floating Homes of Thousands, canton. 271. Interior of a European's House, ..."
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