cantão — meaning in English
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English meaning
- block noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
- canton noun A political or administrative division of a country, such as one of the states of Switzerland.
- Guangdong noun A large, densely populated province on the southern coast of China, capital Guangzhou.
- Guangzhou noun A large port city in southern China, capital of Guangdong province.
Senses
cantão is used for these senses in English:
- Canton Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China.
- Guangdong A populous province of China, located on the southern coast. Capital: Guangzhou.
- Guangzhou A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
- block (rail) A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
block — full definition
- noun A solid piece of a hard material, usually with flat sides.
- noun A section of a city bounded by streets, or the distance along one such section.
- noun Something that stops progress or prevents access.
- verb To obstruct or prevent something from passing or happening.
- verb To stop someone from contacting you online.
canton — full definition
- noun A political or administrative division of a country, such as one of the states of Switzerland.
- verb To divide a region into cantons, or to house troops by requisitioning local lodging.