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Meaning of 'canton' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Canton [ n.]
- A song or canto
- A small portion; a division; a compartment.
- A small community or clan.
- 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 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.
2 . Canton [ v. i.]
- To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division.
- To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.

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