canton.
A division of a political unit.
Meaning & usage
A division of a political unit.
A division of a political unit. One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation.
A division of a political unit. An administrative division within a department in France, often being a subdivision of an arrondissement.
A division of a political unit. A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.
A division of a political unit. A subdivision of a county, of Quebec, Canada; equivalent to a township.
A small community or clan.
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).
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.
Where this word comes from
1530s, from Middle French canton, from Old French canton (“corner”); heraldic sense from the 1570s, geographic sense from c. 1600.
To delineate as a separate district.
To divide into cantons.
To quarter troops by requisitioning housing from the civilian population.
To be allotted such quarters.
Where this word comes from
1530s, from Middle French canton, from Old French canton (“corner”); heraldic sense from the 1570s, geographic sense from c. 1600.
A song or canto.
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