Synonyms for canton
ˈkæn tn, -tɒn, kænˈtɒncan·ton

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1. Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Cantonnoun

   a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port

2. cantonverb

   a small administrative division of a country

3. quarter, billet, cantonverb

   provide housing for (military personnel)

   Synonyms:
   billet, draw, draw and quarter, quarter

4. cantonverb

   divide into cantons, of a country

   Synonyms:
   billet, quarter

Matched Categories

1. • City
   • Divide
   • Lodge
   • Military
   • Port

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1. List of paraphrases for "canton":

   township, guangdong, cantón, cantonal, cantone, sub-county, kwong, cantons, kwangtung, guangzhou, twp, cantonese, kowloon-canton

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1. Joe Horrigan:

   It serves two purposes, weve had it displayed as a temporary exhibit for a couple of years, so it was the first thing visitors saw when they entered the Hall of Fame. Wed have a video story with it explaining why Canton is the site of the hall. CANCER SURVIVORS COLLECTION OF 250 CARS BEING SOLD ON CRAIGSLIST.

2. Beat Villiger:

   For these people, it would be easy for them to simply pick up and settle in another canton without a German requirement.

3. Mike Lamont:

   We have a dial that tells us how much energy we're using - it would be equivalent to about 10% of the total power in the Geneva canton.

4. Adrian Edwards:

   We are still getting information about how many people affected, we know that thousands of refugees were there, the reports that we've received, the town was attacked by about 30 militants using boats, they attacked parts of the town itself, the 'chef de canton' himself was killed. We were in contact with a refugee during the attack but the phone line went dead. We are still trying to find out more about the situation there.

5. Delil Osman:

   It has been officially announced as a canton.