canton

See also Canton

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Alternative forms

• kanton

Etymology

From Old French canton (“corner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkæntn̩/
• IPA: /ˈkæntɒn/ (especially in the flag sense)

Noun

canton (plural cantons)

1. A division of a political unit
   1. One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation.
   2. A subdivision of an arrondissement of France.
   3. A division of Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.
2. A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side (e.g., the stars of the US national flag are in a canton).

Translations

state of Switzerland

• Armenian: կանտոն (hy) (kanton)
• Czech: kanton (cs) m
• Danish: kanton (da) c
• Dutch: kanton (nl) n
• Finnish: piirikunta, kantoni
• French: canton (fr) m
• German: Kanton (de) m
• Hebrew: קנטון (qant'on) m
• Hungarian: kanton (hu)
• Irish: cantún (ga) m

• Italian: cantone m (becoming Canton when used in the names of some cantons)
• Latin: pāgus (la) m
• Macedonian: кантон (mk) (kantón) m
• Polish: kanton (pl) m
• Romansch: chantun (rm) m (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader), cantun (rm) m (Sursilvan), cantùn (rm) m (Sutsilvan), cantung (rm) m (Surmiran)
• Russian: кантон (ru) (kantón) m
• Spanish: cantón (es) m
• Swedish: kanton (sv)
• Turkish: kanton (tr)

subdivision of an arrondissement

• Dutch: kanton (nl) n
• Esperanto: kantono (eo)
• French: canton (fr) m
• German: Kanton (de) m

• Macedonian: кантон (mk) (kantón) m
• Russian: кантон (ru) (kantón) m
• Spanish: cantón (es) m
• Swedish: kanton (sv) c

subdivision of Luxembourg

• Dutch: kanton (nl) n
• French: canton (fr) m
• German: Kanton (de) m
• Luxembourgish: Kanton (lb)

• Macedonian: кантон (mk) (kantón) m
• Spanish: cantón (es) m
• Swedish: kanton (sv) c

subdivision of Serbia

• Dutch: kanton (nl) n
• French: canton (fr) m

• German: Kanton (de) m
• Macedonian: кантон (mk) (kantón) m

subdivision of Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Dutch: kanton (nl) n
• French: canton (fr) m
• German: Kanton (de) m

• Macedonian: кантон (mk) (kantón) m
• Swedish: kanton (sv) c

subdivision of flag

• Macedonian: кантон (mk) (kantón) m
• Manx: kerrin (gv) m

• Spanish: cantón (es) m
• Swedish: kanton (sv) c

Verb

canton (third-person singular simple present cantons, present participle cantoning, simple past and past participle cantoned)

1. To delineate as a separate district.

Anagrams

• cannot, noncat

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French

Etymology

From Old Provençal canton (“corner”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kɑ̃.tɔ̃/, X-SAMPA: /kA~.tO~/

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Noun

canton m (plural cantons)

1. canton (of Switzerland, France or Luxembourg)

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Venetian

Noun

canton m (plural cantoni)

1. corner

Derived terms

• cantonzsin