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noun(can-ton)a small territorial division of a country: such as
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noun(can-ton)one of the states of the Swiss confederation
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noun(can-ton)a division of a French arrondissement
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noun(can-ton)division, section
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noun(can-ton)the top inner quarter of a flag
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noun(can-ton)the dexter chief region of a heraldic field
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geographical name(can-ton)city in northeastern Ohio south-southeast of Akron population 73,007
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geographical name(can-ton)city in southeastern China, capital of the province of Guangdong, and port on the Zhu River population 11,000,000
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noun(can-ton)flannel
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noun(can-ton)ceramic ware exported from China especially during the 18th and 19th centuries by way of Canton (Guangzhou) and including blue-and-white and enameled porcelain and various ornamented stonewares