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How to pronounce canton in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms guangzhou, kuangchou, kwangchow
Type Words
Synonyms billet, quarter
Type of accommodate, lodge
Derivation cantonment
Type Words
Type of administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
Has types swiss canton
Type Words
Type of dissever, divide, carve up, split up, split, separate

Examples of canton

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Canton is considering a 12-year abatement worth $544,247 to support the project.
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The same combined coat of arms would be used for the suggested re-united canton.
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Concern about Glasenberg's millions has now spread to other parts of the canton.
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In the canton-wide election they received the third highest proportion of votes.
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The geography of the canton helped to establish slate works in the 17th century.
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It has given its name to the Swiss canton through which its upper portion flows.
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Trogen is a municipality in the canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden in Switzerland.
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The farmland of the canton of Aargau is some of the most fertile in Switzerland.
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Up to the 19th century agriculture was the main economic activity in the canton.
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  • Guangzhou: a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
  • Quarter: provide housing for (military personnel)
  • A small administrative division of a country
  • Divide into cantons, of a country
  • (cantonese) Yue: the dialect of Chinese spoken in Canton and neighboring provinces and in Hong Kong and elsewhere outside China
  • Canton was an American basketball team based in Canton, Ohio that was a member of the Central Basketball League. The team replaced the Homestead Young Americans during the 1906/07 Postseason Series.
  • A pilaster is a slightly-projecting column built into or applied to the face of a wall. Most commonly flattened or rectangular in form, pilasters can also take a half-round form or the shape of any type of column, including tortile.
  • The design and description of flags typically uses specialized flag terminology with precise and technical meanings, and is hence a form of jargon.
  • Canton is a city in and the county seat of Cherokee County, Georgia, United States. The population was 9,000 at the 2000 census. In 2005, Canton was the fastest growing city in Georgia and the 5th fastest growing city (10,000 or more population) in the United States. ...