Kanton

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine,strong) canton (state of Switzerland)
2. (masculine,strong) canton
3. (historical,masculine,strong) canton (military enrollment district of Prussia, made obsolete by introduction of universal conscription in 1813)

Name

Canton (former name of Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southeastern China)

Concepts

canton

Canton

county

Cantons of France

Cantons of Switzerland

Kanton Island

Cantons of Ecuador

Guangzhou

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kanˈtoːn/

Etymology

Borrowed from French canton.

Sentences

Der Kanton umfasste den Westen der Stadt Saint-Nazaire.

The canton encompassed the west of the city of Saint-Nazaire.