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Look up: Canton


  1. Canton
    In heraldry a canton is a division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side.
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/UC.HTM

  2. Canton
    [basketball] 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. ==Year-by-year== ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_(basketball)

  3. canton
    [n] - a small administrative division of a country 2. [v] - divide into cantons, of a country
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=canton

  4. canton
    In France, an administrative district, a subdivision of the arrondissement; in Switzerland, one of the 23 subdivisions forming the Confederation. ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  5. canton
    A tribal area within a province
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  6. Canton
    is the upper corner of a flag next to the staff where a special design, such as a union, appears.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  7. Canton
    chinese export porcelain decorated in Canton (Guangzhou). In Europe, Canton generally applies to 19thC Chinese porcelain decorated with panels of flowers and scenes with figures on a gilt and green scrolled ground.2 Canton's enamelling workshops also produced enamel-painted copper known as Canton en...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contributions.php

  8. Canton
    Can'ton noun A song or canto [ Obsolete] « Write loyal cantons of contemned love. Shak. »
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/18

  9. Canton
    Can'ton noun [ French canton , augm. of Old French cant edge, corner. See 1st Cant .] 1. A small portion; a division; a compartment. « That little canton of land called the 'English pale' Davies. ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/18

  10. Canton
    Can'ton intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Cantoned ; present participle & verbal noun Cantoning .] [ Confer French cantonner .] 1. To divide into small parts o...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/18

  11. canton
    verb divide into cantons, of a country
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=canton

  12. Canton
    • (v. i.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops. • (v. i.) To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division. • (n.) A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief,...
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/canton/



  1. canton
    (from the article `heraldry`) ...is an inescutcheon and often is used to bear the arms of an heraldic heiress (a daughter of a family of no sons). The quarter occupies one-fourth ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/18

  2. Canton
    city, Fulton county, west-central Illinois, U.S. It lies in the Illinois River valley between the Illinois and Spoon rivers, about 25 miles (40 km) ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/18

  3. Canton
    town (township), Norfolk county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S., lying just south of Boston along the Neponset River. Settled in 1650, it was known by ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/18

  4. Canton
    city, seat (1834) of Madison county, central Mississippi, U.S. The city lies on a low divide between the Pearl and Big Black rivers 20 miles (32 km) ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/18

  5. Canton
    city, seat (1808) of Stark county, northeastern Ohio, U.S. The city lies approximately 60 miles (100 km) south-southeast of Cleveland. It is the ... [1 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/18

  6. Canton
    city, seat (1867) of Lincoln county, southeastern South Dakota, U.S. It lies along the Big Sioux River at the Iowa border, about 20 miles (30 km) ...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/18

  7. canton
    political subdivision in France, Switzerland, and other European countries.[3 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/18

  8. Canton
    city, capital of Kwangtung sheng (province), southeastern China. It lies near the head of the Pearl River Estuary (Chu Chiang K`ou), more than 90 ... [8 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/18

  9. Canton
    [heraldry] Canton is a square charge placed in the upper dexter corner. It is classed by some heraldic writers as one of the honorable ordinaries; but, strictly speaking, it is a diminutive of the Quarter, being two-thirds the area of that ordinary. However, in the roll of Henry III the quar...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_(heraldry)

  10. Canton
    [country subdivision] A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared to other administrative divisions such as counties, departments or provinces. Internationally the best-known cantons, and t...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_(country_subdivision)

  11. Canton
    [town] Canton is a town in St. Lawrence County, New York, USA. The population was 10,995 at the 2010 census.{GR|2} The town contains two villages: one also named Canton, the other named Rensselaer Falls. Canton is located near the center of the county. The town is named after the great port ...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_(town),_New_York

  12. Canton
    Canton, river, China: see Pearl.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0911419.html

  13. Canton
    Canton: see Guangzhou, China.
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0911417.html

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