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▸ noun:  A division of a political unit.
▸ noun:  One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation.
▸ noun:  A subdivision of an arrondissement of France.
▸ noun:  A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) A subdivision of a county, of Quebec, Canada; equivalent to a township.
▸ noun:  A small community or clan.
▸ noun:  A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side, the upper-left quadrant of a flag, (the stars of the US national flag are in a canton).
▸ noun:  (heraldry) 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.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To delineate as a separate district.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To divide into cantons.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To quarter troops by requisitioning housing from the civilian population.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To be allotted such quarters.
▸ noun:  (obsolete) A song or canto.
▸ noun:  Several places in China:
▸ noun:  Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China.
▸ noun:  Guangdong, a province of China.
▸ noun:  (with the, dated) The Pearl River, a river in southern China.
▸ noun:  A hamlet in Ontario, Canada.
▸ noun:  Several places in the United States:
▸ noun:  A former settlement in El Dorado County, California.
▸ noun:  A town in Hartford County, Connecticut.
▸ noun:  A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Georgia.
▸ noun:  A city in Fulton County, Illinois.
▸ noun:  An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana.
▸ noun:  An unincorporated community in Jackson County and Jones County, Iowa.
▸ noun:  A small city in McPherson County, Kansas; named for the city in Ohio.
▸ noun:  A small town in Oxford County, Maine; named for the town in Massachusetts.
▸ noun:  A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
▸ noun:  A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts.
▸ noun:  A township in Wayne County, Michigan.
▸ noun:  A tiny city in Fillmore County, Minnesota; named for the city in Ohio.
▸ noun:  A city, the county seat of Madison County, Mississippi.
▸ noun:  A small city in Lewis County, Missouri; named for the city in Ohio.
▸ noun:  A submerged ghost town in Broadwater County, Montana.
▸ noun:  An unincorporated community in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey.
▸ noun:  A town and village in St. Lawrence County, New York; the village is the county seat.
▸ noun:  A town in Haywood County, North Carolina; named for the city in Ohio.
▸ noun:  A city, the county seat of Stark County, Ohio.
▸ noun:  A small town in Blaine County, Oklahoma.
▸ noun:  A borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania; named for the town in Massachusetts.
▸ noun:  A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota.
▸ noun:  A city, the county seat of Van Zandt County, Texas.
▸ noun:  An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia.
▸ noun:  A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
▸ noun:  An unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin.
▸ noun:  An inner city district and community of Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1676).
▸ noun:  A topographical surname from French.

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