canton
Meaning
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- A division of a political unit.
- A division of a political unit.
- A division of a political unit.
- (obsolete) A division of a political unit.
- A division of a political unit.
- A small community or clan.
- A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side (e.g., the stars of the US national flag are in a canton).
- A division of a shield occupying one third of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
Synonyms
pass around
screen off
𐐒𐐱𐑆𐑌𐐨𐐲 𐐰𐑌𐐼 𐐐𐐲𐑉𐐻𐑅𐐲𐑀𐐬𐑂𐐨𐑌𐐲
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkæntn̩/
Etymology
1530s, from Middle French canton, from Old French canton (“corner”); heraldic sense from the 1570s, geographic sense from c. 1600.
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