Definition of: canton

(kan′tən, -ton, kan ·ton′) noun
1. A district of the Swiss confederation.
2. A subdivision of an arrondissement in France.
3. The rectangular part of a flag next the staff.
4. Her. The diminutive of the quarter, occupying one third of the chief, usually on the dexter side of the shield.
5. An assemblage of village communities.
—v.t.
1. To divide into cantons.
2. To sever; separate.
3. To assign to quarters, as military troops. [<OF <Ital. cantone, aug. of canto corner <L cantus]
—can·ton·al (kan′tən·əl) adjective

Definition of: Canton

1. (kan·ton′) A port on the Canton River, the capital of Kwangtung province, southern China: Chinese Kwangchow.
2. (kan′·tən) A city in NE Ohio.

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