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kolkka — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • canton noun A political or administrative division of a country, such as one of the states of Switzerland.

Senses

kolkka is used for these senses in English:

  • canton A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side, the upper-left quadrant of a flag, (the stars of the US national flag are in a canton).
  • nook and cranny (idiomatic, with "any" or "every") A place or part of a place, especially one that is small, remote, or tedious to access.

canton — full definition

  1. noun A political or administrative division of a country, such as one of the states of Switzerland.
  2. verb To divide a region into cantons, or to house troops by requisitioning local lodging.

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