Canton.
Several places in China:
Meaning & usage
Several places in China: Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China.
Several places in China: Guangdong, a province of China.
Several places in China: The Pearl River, a river in southern China.
Where this word comes from
From Portuguese Cantão, from Mandarin 廣東 /广东 (Guǎngdōng). Doublet of Guangdong. Compare Spanish Cantón, French Canton, Italian Canton, Russian Кантон (Kanton). Unrelated to English canton.
A hamlet in Ontario, Canada.
Several places in the United States: A former settlement in El Dorado County, California.
Several places in the United States: A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Georgia.
Several places in the United States: A city in Fulton County, Illinois.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Jackson County and Jones County, Iowa.
Several places in the United States: A small city in McPherson County, Kansas; named for the city in Ohio.
Several places in the United States: A small town in Oxford County, Maine; named for the town in Massachusetts.
Several places in the United States: A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
Several places in the United States: A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
Several places in the United States: A township in Wayne County, Michigan.
Several places in the United States: A tiny city in Fillmore County, Minnesota; named for the city in Ohio.
Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Madison County, Mississippi.
Several places in the United States: A small city in Lewis County, Missouri; named for the city in Ohio.
Several places in the United States: A submerged ghost town in Broadwater County, Montana.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey.
Several places in the United States: A town and village in St. Lawrence County, New York; the village is the county seat.
Several places in the United States: A town in Haywood County, North Carolina; named for the city in Ohio.
Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Stark County, Ohio.
Several places in the United States: A small town in Blaine County, Oklahoma.
Several places in the United States: A borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania; named for the town in Massachusetts.
Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota.
Several places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Van Zandt County, Texas.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
Several places in the United States: A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
Several places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin.
Where this word comes from
The town in Oklahoma was named for a nearby cantonment.
An inner city district and community in Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1676).
Where this word comes from
From Canna + -ton, literally “St. Canna's town”.
A topographical surname from French.
Where this word comes from
The surname is of French or Galician origin.
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