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canton(2) (iou)



canton noun1. E16.

A subdivision of a country; a small district; spec. one of the several States which form the Swiss confederation. E16.
b. A division of a French arrondissement, containing several communes. E17.
A corner, an angle; a nook. Now rare or obsolete. M16.
Heraldry. A square division, less than a quarter, orig. occupying one-ninth part and the upper (usu. dexter) corner of a shield. L16.
A quarter; a division of anything, a part. Only in 17.
cantonal adjective of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a canton M19.
cantoni'zation noun division into cantons; making cantonal: M20.
cantonize verb trans. & intrans. (now rare) divide into parts; form (into) cantons; separate: E17.