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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024can•ton /ˈkæntən, -tɑn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Governmenta small district of a territory or country, esp. one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
can•ton•al, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024can•ton (kan′tn, -ton, kan ton′ for 1–7; kan ton′, -tōn′ or, esp. Brit., -to̅o̅n′ for 8),USA pronunciation n. - Governmenta small territorial district, esp. one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Government(in a department of France) a division of an arrondissement.
- Heraldrya square area in the dexter chief, or right-hand corner, of an escutcheon, often distinctively treated: a diminutive of the dexter chief quarter.
- Architecturea pilaster or similar feature projecting from the corner of a building.
- [Obs.]a division, part, or portion of anything.
v.t. - to divide into parts or portions.
- Governmentto divide into cantons or territorial districts.
- to allot quarters to (soldiers, troops, etc.).
- Old Provencal, derivative of can side, edge (see cant2)
- Middle French
- 1525–35
- Place NamesAlso 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.
- Place Namesa city in NE Ohio: location of the football Hall of Fame. 94,730.
- Place Namesa city in E Massachusetts. 18,182.
- Place Namesa city in W central Illinois. 14,626.
- Place Namesa town in central Mississippi. 11,116.
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