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cantonal

Variant of canton

noun

  1. any of the political divisions of a country or territory; specif.,
    1. any of the states in the Swiss Republic
    2. a division of an arrondissement in France
    1. Heraldry a small, square section of a shield, usually in the upper dexter corner
    2. a rectangular section in a flag, in the upper corner nearest the staff

transitive verb

  1. to divide into cantons
  2. to assign quarters to (troops, etc.); quarter

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