Associations to the word «Canton»
Noun
- Ely
- Hong
- Habsburg
- Flag
- Province
- Enclave
- Kong
- Mandarin
- Potsdam
- Inhabitant
- Invader
- Repository
- Foreigner
- China
- Capital
- Batavia
- Evangelical
- Glacier
- Gaul
- Trois
- Una
- Tyrol
- Border
- Marseille
- Protestant
- Midi
- Department
- Strasbourg
- Malone
- Piedmont
- Aix
- Colbert
- Reformation
- Hung
- Hoover
- Lehigh
- Les
- Fur
- Subdivision
- Fulton
- Cherokee
- Boulogne
- Chinese
- Bailiff
- Havre
- Benedictine
- Monte
- Junk
- Sou
- Bolivia
- Moritz
- Constance
- Croix
- Merchant
- Palatinate
- Enamel
- Non
- Metropolitan
- Tko
- Freiburg
- Travers
- Croat
- Paz
- Mountain
- Sen
- Valle
- Pont
- Ld
- Dal
- José
- Principality
- Bois
- Maroon
- Gall
- Summit
- Lorraine
- Railway
- Napoleon
Adjective
Wiktionary
CANTON, noun. A division of a political unit.
CANTON, noun. One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation.
CANTON, noun. A subdivision of an arrondissement of France.
CANTON, noun. A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.
CANTON, noun. A small community or clan.
CANTON, 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).
CANTON, noun. (heraldiccharge) 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.
CANTON, verb. To delineate as a separate district.
CANTON, noun. (obsolete) A song or canto.
CANTON, proper noun. (historical) The Chinese city of Guangzhou
CANTON, proper noun. (historical) The Chinese province of Guangdong.
CANTON, proper noun. A topographical surname of French or Galician derivation.
CANTON CRAPE, noun. (archaic) A soft silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet trimmings, etc.
CANTON CRAPES, noun. Plural of Canton crape
CANTON FLANNEL, noun. A type of soft cotton fabric.
Dictionary definition
CANTON, noun. A city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port.
CANTON, noun. A small administrative division of a country.
CANTON, verb. Provide housing for (military personnel).
CANTON, verb. Divide into cantons, of a country.
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