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Meaning Of Canton
n.
A song or canto
n.
A small portion; a division; a compartment.
n.
A small community or clan.
n.
A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two
independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a
subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement.
n.
A division of a shield occupying one third part of the
chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from
the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side.
v. i.
To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or
separate, as a distinct portion or division.
v. i.
To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or
divisions of an army or body of troops.