1. canton - Noun
2. canton - Verb
3. Canton - Proper noun
A song or canto
A small portion; a division; a compartment.
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.
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.
To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division.
To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA 70-year-old man from Switzerland’s southern canton (state) of Ticino, which borders Italy, tested positive after returning from a trip to Milan, the head of the Swiss Federal Office for Public Health said. Source: Internet
About two thousand Mussulman families are still to be found at Canton, and a similar number at Foochow; descendants, perhaps, of the old sea-borne contingents which began to arrive in the seventh and eighth centuries. Source: Internet
Additionally, since the working language of the canton is mainly German and many official publications of the canton are available only in German, it is virtually impossible for a municipal administration to operate only in Romansh. Source: Internet
A few days before Mr. Jardine’s departure from Canton, the entire foreign community entertained him at a dinner in the dining room of the East India Company’s Factory. Source: Internet
According to the Georgia Department of Insurance, Steven Eric Chastain, 58, of Canton, Georgia, is accused of stealing more than $550,000 in claims monies. Source: Internet
According to Mathias Kundert, while there was never a plan to Germanize the Romansh areas of Grisons, many German-speaking groups wished that the entire canton would become German-speaking. Source: Internet