кантон — meaning in English

English meaning

• canton noun A political or administrative division of a country, such as one of the states of Switzerland.
• Guangzhou noun A large port city in southern China, capital of Guangdong province.

Senses

кантон is used for these senses in English:

• Canton Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China.
• Guangzhou A major prefecture-level city and port, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, in southeastern China.
• canton A subdivision of an arrondissement of France.
• canton A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.

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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