Canton

What do we mean by canton?

A small territorial division of a country, especially one of the states of Switzerland. noun

A subdivision of an arrondissement in France. noun

A small, square division of a shield, usually in the upper right corner. noun

A usually rectangular division of a flag, occupying the upper corner next to the staff. noun

An angle or corner; also, an angular space or nook. noun

A portion of space; a parcel of ground. noun

A small district; a subdivision of a country. noun

In France, the territorial division below an arrondissement and above a commune. See arrondissement. noun

In heraldry, a part of the chief, cut off on either the left- or the right-hand upper corner. noun

A distinct part or division: as, the cantons of a painting or other representation, or of a flag. noun

A variant of canto. noun

In architecture, a thickened or emphasized corner of a building, as where two pilasters are set one on each side of the extreme angle. See cantoned (with cut). noun

In heraldry, to furnish with a canton, or furnish a canton with: as, a cross argent cantoned with four scallop-shells.

To quarter one's self in a temporary hut or cantonment.

To divide into cantons or districts, as territory; divide into distinct portions; with out, to cut out and separate.

To allot separate quarters to the different divisions or parts (usually regiments) of: as, to canton an army or a detachment.

To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division. intransitive verb

To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops. intransitive verb

A small portion; a division; a compartment. noun

A division of a political unit.

A small community or clan.

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).

A division of a shield occupying one third of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.

Words that are spelled similarly to canton:
canton, canon, wanton, cannon, canyon, canto, carton, cantor, danton, anton, cantion, cantos, caxton, caton, santon, panton, catton, manton, cantin, banton, cantoon, caneton, calton, cayton, clanton, kanton, caston, ganton, cancon, tanton, candon, canson, hanton, canion.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word canton:
schwyz, ticino, grisons, arrondissement, jura, bern, helvetic, zug, lucerne, cantonal, switzerland, somewhere, berne, uri, kindergarten, zurich, loire, ecuador, martinique, guadeloupe, somme, else, akron, mckinley, commune, disbanded, geneva, swiss, tel, cher, opium, mentioned, marseille, lausanne, val, basel, rica, bosnia, municipality, ohio, comprised, counting, alps, situated, counted, rich, administrative, res, costa, significance, merged, valleys, effect, rhine, stark, decree, altitude, lies, province, outside, glacier, inhabitants, luxembourg, les, nationwide, cardiff, southeastern, summit, followed, france, cleveland, flag, capital, coat, organised, tigers, shanghai, consisted, varies, born, expanded, french, provides, covers, attend, department, located, farming, purposes, came, connects, primary, agricultural, elevation.

Words that rhyme with canton:
plantain, danton, stanton, scranton, pantun, santon, constantin, panton, macrodantin, manton, water plantain, banton, blanton, clanton, atlantan, branton, hoary plantain, rattlesnake plantain, english plantain, santin, mud plantain, indian plantain, common plantain, tanton, hanten, glanton, dantin, ant in, atalanta in, atlanta in, aunt in, ban ton, brandt in, brant in, cant in, chant in, confidante in, dan ton, dant in, eggplant in, fante in, fanton, flan tin, gant in, gantt in, grant in, implant in, kant in, levant in, norplant in, pant in, plan tin, plant in, plante in, rant in, recant in, rembrandt in, replant in, san tin, santa in, sante in, scant in, scran ton, slant in, spanton, stan ton, stant in, supplant in, tan tin, tant in, tanta in, thanh ton, transplant in, vanzanten, zante in.

Adjectives that are often used to describe canton:
swiss, whole, same, hankow, half, little, own, blue, small, native, protestant, upper, single, kowloon, old, speaking, white, peking, present, only, particular, separate, largest, entire, catholic, akron, kong, modern, nearby, rural, independent, neighbouring, neighboring, southern, dexter, italian, ancient, french, sinister, opposite, red, tiny, powerful, retired, london, hongkong, mountainous, latter, smallest, near, day, populous, remote, democratic, respective, peiping, petty, eastern, nearest, autonomous, sovereign, alpine, celtic, hilly, fourteenth, nova, nanking, distant, century, republican, helvetic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective canton:
flannel, kowloon, hankow, system, river, island, crepe, centres, school, harbor, seat, counts, unions, law, enamel, streets, college, factories, stage, state, mulberry, elect, innerrhoden, railway.

Consonant match to canton:
contain, canteen, count on, cantine, kenton, kentan, count in, cantin, kinton, can turn, cant in, con tin, conte in, kant an, kant in, kent in.

Words that sound like canton:
canton, kanten, kanton, canteen, kenton, contin, kinton, kentan, kyneton, cantoon, canting, count in, cannon, contain, canyon, canon, camden, condon, caton, canion, cannan, centum, canta, count on, kansan, clanton, contemn, cantin, kanta, catton, kington, kannon, cantons, katon, kantian, katten, kantine, kundun, cantion, hanton, hanten, hantan, counting, kanin, cunting, cant win, canham, cotton, condom, clinton, condone, conan, cotten, cantina, canaan, canda, canto, chitin, connon, canty, cadden, cantu, coton, cantle, canteens, canan, kanda, campton, kanan, cammon, connan, condign, conon, cutten, kanon, caston, kannan, calton, cayton, candent, cantus, canson, casten, coonan, canam, cancon, cotan, cantey, kanti, canti, cainan, congdon, conine, cantal, cantate, kainan, kamman, contam, countian, canum.