Definitions for "Canton"
Keywords:  hoist, dexter, flag, quarter, blazoned
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.
To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
The four quarters of a flag are named cantons, especially the upper quarter of the hoist, that is, the upper left hand corner of the flag; the canton is sometimes also called the union
Keywords:  guangdong, province, delta, china, zhu
a city on the Zhu Jiangi delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
a tertiary subdivision of Ecuador , below provinces
Major southern city in the Pearl River delta, known as "Guangzhou" in Mandarin. Capital of Guangdong province. Population: 3,420,000.
A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement.
a curious thing, but the relationship between gold priced in US dollars and Swiss francs is curiouser yet
a Swiss state/geographical area
a borough located in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
a city located in Cherokee County, Georgia
a town located in Blaine County, Oklahoma
A small portion; a division; a compartment.
To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division.
An adminstrative region that makes up the federal state of Switzerland.
Keywords:  atlantia, sca, branch, barony, smallest
A local branch reporting through a Barony. Local Groups in Atlantia
a small branch within the SCA
smallest local group or branch of the SCA
Keywords:  zambia, ward, administrative, unit
an administrative unit which is similar to the ward here in Zambia
A noble household with up to 30 colors. Cantons can be ruled by a High Lord or Lord, depending on the actual census.
Keywords:  song
A song or canto
Keywords:  clan, small, community
A small community or clan.
divide into cantons, of a country
A canton is a territorial subdivision of a country, e.g., region or state. The word is derived from the Latin canto "section of a country."
provide housing for (military personnel)