Canton - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈkæntən|
Brit.
|ˈkæntɒn|
noun
- a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
- a small administrative division of a country
- a small administrative division of a country
verb
- provide housing for (military personnel) (syn: billet, quarter)
- divide into cantons, of a country
- divide into cantons, of a country
Extra examples
Troops were cantoned in and about the town.
Word forms
noun
singular: canton
plural: cantons
singular: canton
plural: cantons
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