English dictionary
Canton
/'k/&/nt/-/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a small administrative division of a country
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A song or canto
Source: webster1913
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A small portion; a division; a compartment.
Source: webster1913
verb
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provide housing for (military personnel)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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divide into cantons, of a country
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division.
Source: webster1913