canton

Meaning

1. canton (of Switzerland, France or Luxembourg)
2. township (of Canada)
3. canton

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kɑ̃.tɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French canton, from Old French canton (from the 1240s), from Old Occitan canton (“corner; canton”) (recorded before 1218), adopted in Occitan from North Italian (Gallo-Italic, early Lombard) cantone (“edge, corner; canton”), ultimately representing Latin cant- (“rim (of a wheel)”) with the addition of the -ō (accusative -ōnem) suffix forming augmentatives in Romance.

Sentences

La seule modification concerne le canton de Brest-Bellevue.

The only modification concerns the canton of Brest-Bellevue.

Le canton était composé de l'unique commune de Chiconi .

The canton was composed of the single commune of Chiconi.

Vingt ans plus tard , on lui attribuait les privilèges d'un canton .

Twenty years later, it was granted the privileges of a canton.

Ce canton est organisé autour d'Algrange dans l'arrondissement de Thionville.

This township is organized around Algrange in the district of Thionville.

Ce canton était organisé autour de Montigny-sur-Aube dans l'arrondissement de Montbard.

This canton was organized around Montigny-sur-Aube in the district of Montbard.