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- [kan-tn, -ton, kan-ton for 1–7; kan-ton, -tohn, or, esp. British, -toon for 8]
- /ˈkæn tn, -tɒn, kænˈtɒn for 1–7; kænˈtɒn, -ˈtoʊn, or, esp. British, -ˈtun for 8 /
- /ˈkæn.tɒn/
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- [kan-tn, -ton, kan-ton for 1–7; kan-ton, -tohn, or, esp. British, -toon for 8]
- /ˈkæn tn, -tɒn, kænˈtɒn for 1–7; kænˈtɒn, -ˈtoʊn, or, esp. British, -ˈtun for 8 /
Definitions of canton word
- countable noun canton A canton is a political or administrative region in some countries, for example Switzerland. 3
- noun canton any of the 23 political divisions of Switzerland 3
- noun canton a subdivision of a French arrondissement 3
- noun canton a small square or oblong charge on a shield, usually in the top left corner 3
- verb canton to divide into cantons 3
- verb canton (esp formerly) to allocate accommodation to (military personnel) 3
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Origin of canton
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
1525-35; < Middle French < Old Provençal, derivative of can side, edge (see cant2)
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Parts of speech for Canton
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
canton popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for canton
noun canton
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
- subdivision — the act or fact of subdividing.
- billet — If members of the armed forces are billeted in a particular place, that place is provided for them to stay in for a period of time.
- county — A county is a region of Britain, Ireland, or the USA which has its own local government.
- part — a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent: the rear part of the house; to glue the two parts together.
verb canton
- lodge — Henry Cabot, 1850–1924, U.S. public servant and author: senator 1893–1924.
- nested — (of an ordered collection of sets or intervals) having the property that each set is contained in the preceding set and the length or diameter of the sets approaches zero as the number of sets tends to infinity.
- stay over — spend the night
- board — A board is a flat, thin, rectangular piece of wood or plastic which is used for a particular purpose.
- domiciliate — to domicile.
Antonyms for canton
noun canton
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
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