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canton1 /kanˈtən or kan-tonˈ/ noun- A division of territory, constituting in Switzerland a separate government, in France a subdivision of an arrondissement
- A pilastered or quoined corner of a building (architecture)
- (on a shield) an ordinary, ie a square occupying generally the dexter, sometimes the sinister, chief of the field (heraldry)
- A corner (obsolete)
- A division or space (obsolete)
transitive verb (canˈtoning; canˈtoned)- To divide into cantons
- /kən-toonˈ/ to allot quarters to (military personnel)
ORIGIN: OFr canton; Ital cantone corner, district, from canto a corner; cf cant2 canˈtonal adjective Relating to or divided into cantons canˈtoned adjective - Ornamented at the corners with projecting pilasters (architecture)
- Placed amongst charges occupying the corners of a shield (heraldry)
cantonizaˈtion or cantonisaˈtion noun canˈtonize or canˈtonise transitive verb To divide (a town, etc) into separate areas according to the religions, ethnic origins, etc of the inhabitants cantonment /kən-toonˈmənt/ noun (military) - The temporary quarters, esp winter quarters, of troops taking part in manoeuvres or active operations
- In British India, a permanent military town (historical)
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