Verb

1. defn English

Anagrams

• cannot

French

Pronunciation

• lang=fr|/kɑ̃.tɔ̃/, lang=fr|/kA~.tO~/

Noun

canton (plural cantons)

1. canton (of Switzerland, France or Luxembourg)

Venetian

Noun

canton

1. corner

See also: Kanton

Canton may refer to:

• canton (country subdivision), a territorial subdivision of a country
  • Cantons of Belgium
  • Cantons of Costa Rica
  • Cantons of Ecuador
  • Cantons of France
  • Cantons of Luxembourg
  • Cantons of Switzerland
  • Cantons of Bolivia
  • Cantons of Quebec
• the upper left (hoist) quarter of a flag, see flag terminology
• canton (heraldry), a subordinary occupying the (shield holder's) upper right-hand ninth of the field
• canton (liqueur), ginger-flavored liqueurs, one of which is produced in Jarnac, France and the other, which was produced in the Guangdong province of China
• Cantonment, to canton troops
• Canton Elektronik GmbH, a German manufacturer of loudspeakers and audio equipment http://www.canton.de/

Places

* Canton or Canton Province, an older English name of Guangdong Province, in the South of China

• Canton Province Capital City, an older English name of Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong Province
• Canton, Connecticut
• Canton, Georgia
• Canton, Illinois
• Canton, Baltimore, neighborhood and park in Baltimore, Maryland
  • Canton Iron Works, built by Peter Cooper
• Canton, Massachusetts
• Canton, Michigan
• Canton, Mississippi
• Canton, Missouri
• Canton, New York
  • Canton (village), New York
  • Canton (town), New York
• Canton, North Carolina
• Canton, Ohio
• Canton, Oklahoma
• Canton, Pennsylvania
• Canton, South Dakota
• Canton, Texas
• Canton Township, several
• Canton, Cardiff, Wales
• Kanton Island, Kiribati (formerly Canton Island)
• Canton, the small town on Higgins' Moon where Jayne Cobb is a celebrated hero, from Firefly (TV series)

See also

• Cantonese cuisine
• Cantonment
• Cantonist

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