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Canton   /kˈæntən/   Listen
Canton

noun
1.
A city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port.  Synonyms: Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow.
2.
A small administrative division of a country.
verb
(past & past part. cantoned; pres. part. cantoning)
1.
Provide housing for (military personnel).  Synonyms: billet, quarter.
2.
Divide into cantons, of a country.



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... afterwards sent to England on the subject, which he accompanied with some praise of the writer. This summary was then printed in their Transactions; and some members of the society in London, particularly the very ingenious Mr. Canton, having verified the experiment of procuring lightning from the clouds by a pointed rod, and acquainting them with the success, they soon made me more than amends for the slight with which they had before treated ...
— Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin • Benjamin Franklin

... willingly, they were secured by kidnappers specially appointed by the Community for the purpose. See CATCHER. The same term was applied to the children of Russian soldiers who were educated for the army in the so-called District, or Canton, Schools. ...
— In Those Days - The Story of an Old Man • Jehudah Steinberg

... twenty-four hours. On the general subject of sewage utilization the secretary concludes that in this country the sewage has no value, but can in some places, at least, be utilized without loss. In the death rate of Massachusetts towns the village of Canton (4,192 population) carries the palm, with only 11.9 deaths per thousand. Holyoke, 56.5 per thousand, ...
— The Galaxy - Vol. 23, No. 1 • Various

... of the Rigi line, and in May, 1871, the road was opened for traffic. It begins at Vitznau, on Lake Lucerne, and extends to the border of the canton and almost to the top of the mountain. It is 19,000 feet long, and during that distance rises 4,000 feet at an average grade of 1 foot in 4. Though steep, it is by no means so much so as the Mt. Washington road, ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, Sep. 26, 1891 • Various

... Tiago arrived. He was dressed, like the big gamblers, in a camisa of Canton linen, woolen pantaloons, and a panama-straw hat. Behind him came two servants, carrying the lasak and a white ...
— Friars and Filipinos - An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, - 'Noli Me Tangere.' • Jose Rizal


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