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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port;
[syn: Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton]

2. a small administrative division of a country;


VERB (2)

1. provide housing for (military personnel);
[syn: quarter, billet, canton]

2. divide into cantons, of a country;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Canton \Can"ton\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cantoned; p. pr. & vb. n. Cantoning.] [Cf. F.cantonner.] 1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division. [1913 Webster] They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the intellectual world. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Canton \Can"ton\, n. A song or canto [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Write loyal cantons of contemned love. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Canton \Can"ton\, n. [F. canton, augm. of OF. cant edge, corner. See 1st Cant.] 1. A small portion; a division; a compartment. [1913 Webster] That little canton of land called the "English pale" --Davies. [1913 Webster] There is another piece of Holbein's, . . . in which, in six several cantons, the several parts of our Savior's passion are represented. --Bp. Burnet. [1913 Webster] 2. A small community or clan. [1913 Webster] 3. A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement. [1913 Webster] 4. (Her.) A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side. [1913 Webster] The king gave us the arms of England to be borne in a canton in our arms. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Canton n 1: a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port [syn: Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton] 2: a small administrative division of a country v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter, billet, canton] 2: divide into cantons, of a country
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

147 Moby Thesaurus words for "canton": Kreis, achievement, alerion, animal charge, annulet, archbishopric, archdiocese, argent, armorial bearings, armory, arms, arrondissement, azure, bailiwick, bandeau, bar, bar sinister, baton, bearings, bend, bend sinister, billet, bishopric, blazon, blazonry, bordure, borough, broad arrow, cadency mark, chaplet, charge, chevron, chief, city, coat of arms, cockatrice, commune, congressional district, constablewick, coronet, county, crescent, crest, cross, cross moline, crown, departement, device, difference, differencing, diocese, district, duchy, eagle, electoral district, electorate, ermine, ermines, erminites, erminois, escutcheon, falcon, fess, fess point, field, file, flanch, fleur-de-lis, fret, fur, fusil, garland, government, griffin, gules, gyron, hamlet, hatchment, helmet, heraldic device, honor point, hundred, impalement, impaling, inescutcheon, label, lion, lozenge, magistracy, mantling, marshaling, martlet, mascle, metal, metropolis, metropolitan area, motto, mullet, nombril point, oblast, octofoil, okrug, or, ordinary, orle, pale, paly, parish, pean, pheon, precinct, principality, province, purpure, quarter, quartering, region, riding, rose, sable, saltire, scutcheon, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, shield, shire, shrievalty, soke, spread eagle, stake, state, subordinary, tenne, territory, tincture, torse, town, township, tressure, unicorn, vair, vert, village, wapentake, ward, wreath, yale
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, NY -- U.S. village in New York Population (2000): 5882 Housing Units (2000): 1680 Land area (2000): 3.235550 sq. miles (8.380036 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.102594 sq. miles (0.265716 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.338144 sq. miles (8.645752 sq. km) FIPS code: 12331 Located within: New York (NY), FIPS 36 Location: 44.597600 N, 75.171180 W ZIP Codes (1990): 13617 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, NY Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 4029 Housing Units (2000): 2003 Land area (2000): 3.820486 sq. miles (9.895014 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.820486 sq. miles (9.895014 sq. km) FIPS code: 10240 Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37 Location: 35.534828 N, 82.837422 W ZIP Codes (1990): 28716 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, NC Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, GA -- U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 7709 Housing Units (2000): 2879 Land area (2000): 14.263136 sq. miles (36.941350 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 14.263136 sq. miles (36.941350 sq. km) FIPS code: 12988 Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13 Location: 34.227307 N, 84.494727 W ZIP Codes (1990): 30114 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, GA Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio Population (2000): 80806 Housing Units (2000): 35502 Land area (2000): 20.545620 sq. miles (53.212910 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.013972 sq. miles (0.036188 sq. km) Total area (2000): 20.559592 sq. miles (53.249098 sq. km) FIPS code: 12000 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 40.804958 N, 81.375792 W ZIP Codes (1990): 44702 44703 44704 44705 44706 44708 44710 44714 44721 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, OH Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 15288 Housing Units (2000): 6098 Land area (2000): 7.848859 sq. miles (20.328451 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.163041 sq. miles (0.422273 sq. km) Total area (2000): 8.011900 sq. miles (20.750724 sq. km) FIPS code: 11007 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 40.557737 N, 90.034264 W ZIP Codes (1990): 61520 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, IL Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 618 Housing Units (2000): 322 Land area (2000): 0.520927 sq. miles (1.349194 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.520927 sq. miles (1.349194 sq. km) FIPS code: 11600 Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40 Location: 36.055563 N, 98.588991 W ZIP Codes (1990): 73724 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, OK Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 1807 Housing Units (2000): 824 Land area (2000): 1.143594 sq. miles (2.961894 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.143594 sq. miles (2.961894 sq. km) FIPS code: 11160 Located within: Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42 Location: 41.655805 N, 76.850706 W ZIP Codes (1990): 17724 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, PA Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 829 Housing Units (2000): 342 Land area (2000): 0.496703 sq. miles (1.286455 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.496703 sq. miles (1.286455 sq. km) FIPS code: 10475 Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 38.387129 N, 97.427853 W ZIP Codes (1990): 67428 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, KS Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, SD -- U.S. city in South Dakota Population (2000): 3110 Housing Units (2000): 1286 Land area (2000): 2.952302 sq. miles (7.646426 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.027543 sq. miles (0.071337 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.979845 sq. miles (7.717763 sq. km) FIPS code: 09500 Located within: South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46 Location: 43.302254 N, 96.590810 W ZIP Codes (1990): 57013 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, SD Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, TX -- U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 3292 Housing Units (2000): 1486 Land area (2000): 5.194354 sq. miles (13.453315 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.440753 sq. miles (1.141544 sq. km) Total area (2000): 5.635107 sq. miles (14.594859 sq. km) FIPS code: 12496 Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 32.553576 N, 95.866710 W ZIP Codes (1990): 75103 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, TX Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, MI -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Michigan Population (2000): 76366 Housing Units (2000): 28430 Land area (2000): 35.995501 sq. miles (93.227915 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.003804 sq. miles (0.009852 sq. km) Total area (2000): 35.999305 sq. miles (93.237767 sq. km) FIPS code: 13110 Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26 Location: 42.312538 N, 83.475053 W ZIP Codes (1990): 48187 48188 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, MI Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 343 Housing Units (2000): 171 Land area (2000): 1.003288 sq. miles (2.598505 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.003288 sq. miles (2.598505 sq. km) FIPS code: 09802 Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 43.530047 N, 91.929600 W ZIP Codes (1990): 55922 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, MN Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, MS -- U.S. city in Mississippi Population (2000): 12911 Housing Units (2000): 4333 Land area (2000): 18.602233 sq. miles (48.179561 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.130202 sq. miles (0.337221 sq. km) Total area (2000): 18.732435 sq. miles (48.516782 sq. km) FIPS code: 11100 Located within: Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28 Location: 32.612015 N, 90.031638 W ZIP Codes (1990): 39046 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, MS Canton
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Canton, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri Population (2000): 2557 Housing Units (2000): 1011 Land area (2000): 2.286879 sq. miles (5.922988 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.257345 sq. miles (0.666521 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.544224 sq. miles (6.589509 sq. km) FIPS code: 11134 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 40.130651 N, 91.522365 W ZIP Codes (1990): 63435 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Canton, MO Canton