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Meanings of canton in English

Russian
вольная часть
Portuguese
cantão
Spanish
cantón
Catalan
cantó
Wikidata

Heraldic charge.

        вольная часть
        Portuguese
        cantão
        Catalan
        guangzhou

        A city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port.

              cantão
              Portuguese
              aquartelar
              Catalan
              aquarterar
              Spanish
              acuartelar

              Provide housing for (military personnel)

                    aquartelar
                    Russian
                    кантон
                    Portuguese
                    cantão
                    Catalan
                    cantó
                    Spanish
                    cantón

                    Type of administrative division of a country.

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                            Usage of canton in English
                            1
                            We analyzed data by region, province and canton with a monthly resolution.
                            Pubmed
                            2
                            The founding family appealed against that decision to the canton's high court.
                            Reuters
                            3
                            The costume is made of glossy sateen; the sandals of canton flannel.
                            Games for All Occasions
                            4
                            But be easy; I shall not go to the canton of Henneri.
                            The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance
                            5
                            Three hours' walk brought us to Bellinzona, the capital of the canton.
                            Views A-foot; Or, Europe Seen with Knapsack and Staff
                            6
                            We soon met the Bear of Berne, and entered the great canton.
                            A Residence in France / With an Excursion Up the Rhine, and a Se...
                            7
                            And it is the only river which is entirely within the canton.
                            The Irish Times
                            8
                            In a Catholic canton, perhaps, they would have crossed themselves and prayed.
                            A Prisoner in Fairyland (The Book That 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
                            9
                            We might have been a world and not a mere canton apart.
                            Dr Fischer of Geneva or The Bomb Party
                            10
                            The canton is divided into eleven administrative districts, and contains 241 communes.
                            The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
                            11
                            This was in the Valais, the canton with the country's highest mountains.
                            The new yorker
                            12
                            Union is so very slight, each canton is obliged to allow to
                            The Federalist Papers
                            13
                            Some awful mistakes have been made in the past in the canton.
                            The Irish Times
                            14
                            One near the Italian border in Ticino canton is already under great strain.
                            Reuters
                            15
                            Concern about Glasenberg's millions has now spread to other parts of the canton.
                            The Guardian
                            16
                            He is not without weight in the councils of the canton.
                            The Headsman; Or, The Abbaye des Vignerons
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