canton

n.

1. 1. A small territorial division of a country, especially one of the states of Switzerland.
   2. A subdivision of an arrondissement in France.
2. Heraldry. A small, square division of a shield, usually in the upper right corner.
3. A usually rectangular division of a flag, occupying the upper corner next to the staff.

[French, from Old French, from Old Italian cantone, augmentative of canto, corner, from Vulgar Latin *cantus. See cant¹.]

cantonal can'ton·al (kăn'tə-nəl, kăn-tŏn'əl) adj.

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A corner of a building decorated with a projecting masonry course, a pilaster, or similar feature.

canton

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a small administrative division of a country

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The verb canton has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: provide housing for, of military personnel
  Synonyms: quarter, billet

Meaning #2: divide into cantons, of a country

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kanton, firkantet felt

n. - Kanton

Nederlands (Dutch)
kanton, deel in bovenhoek van vlag/ schild, in kantons verdelen, inkwartieren

Français (French)
n. - canton

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kanton, Kreis

n. - Kanton, Guangzhou

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καντόνι

Italiano (Italian)
cantone

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cantão (m)

Русский (Russian)
кантон

Español (Spanish)
n. - cantón, división, parte, porción

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kanton

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
州, 行政区

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 州, 行政區

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 스위스의 주, 구획

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 宿舎を割り当てる, 州に分ける
n. - 州, カントン

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أقليم, ولايه في سويسرا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מחוז (בשווייץ), קנטון‬
n. - ‮קנטון‬

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