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can·ton Audio Help /ˈkæntn, -tɒn, kænˈtɒn for 1–7; kænˈtɒn, -ˈtoʊnɒr, especially Brit., -ˈtun for 8/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kan-tn, -ton, kan-ton for 1–7; kan-ton, -tohn--or, especially Brit., -toon for 8] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–noun

1. a small territorial district, esp. one of the states of the Swiss confederation.

2. (in a department of France) a division of an arrondissement.

3. Heraldry. a square area in the dexter chief, or right-hand corner, of an escutcheon, often distinctively treated: a diminutive of the dexter chief quarter.

4. Architecture. a pilaster or similar feature projecting from the corner of a building.

5. Obsolete. a division, part, or portion of anything.

–verb (used with object)

6. to divide into parts or portions.

7. to divide into cantons or territorial districts.

8. to allot quarters to (soldiers, troops, etc.).

[Origin: 1525–35; < MF < OPr, deriv. of can side, edge (see cant2)]

1. Also called Kwangchow, Guangzhou, Kuangchou. Older Spelling. a seaport in and the capital of Guangdong province, in SE China, on the Zhu Jiang. 3,000,000.

2. a city in NE Ohio: location of the football Hall of Fame. 94,730.

3. a city in E Massachusetts. 18,182.

4. a city in W central Illinois. 14,626.

5. a town in central Mississippi. 11,116.

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