Search Result:canton
KK Pronunciation
〔 `kæntәn, -tɑn 〕
Pronunciation
〔 ˋkæntɒn 〕
Overview of noun canton
The noun canton has 2 senses
- Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton -- (a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port)
- canton -- (a small administrative division of a country)
Overview of verb canton
The verb canton has 2 senses
- quarter, billet, canton -- (provide housing for (military personnel))
- canton -- (divide into cantons, of a country)