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canton
noun
- any of the political divisions of a country or territory; specif.,
- any of the states in the Swiss Republic
- a division of an arrondissement in France
- Heraldry a small, square section of a shield, usually in the upper dexter corner
- a rectangular section in a flag, in the upper corner nearest the staff
transitive verb
- to divide into cantons
- to assign quarters to (troops, etc.); quarter
Related Forms:
- cantonal adjective
- city in EC Ohio: pop. 81,000
See canton in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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