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

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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. President Tayyip Erdogan:

   The PYD is committing ethnic cleansing here( of) Arabs and Turkmen, if Turkish Kurds withdraw and don't form a canton, there's no problem. But if the mindset continues, then what is necessary will be done or we face serious problems.

3. Mary J. Ruwart:

   [T]he Swiss people are the best practitioners of the ideals of non-aggression. The Swiss national government posts are parttime positions. Most decisions are made at the canton (state) level. Swiss per capita income is the highest in the world, showing that non-aggression pays. How did the Swiss come to adopt a relatively non-aggressive constitution in an aggressive world? In the mid-1800s, they imitated our constitution and stuck with it!

4. Lou Saban:

   I think you’re probably right about that, i played at Kent State. I started my coaching career at Kent State. I always recruited Ohio, mostly northeast Ohio – Akron, Canton, Youngstown, Cleveland for years and years when I was at Michigan State.

5. 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.