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canton

/kˈæntən/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

  1. a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
  2. a small administrative division of a country

verb

  1. provide housing for (military personnel)
  2. divide into cantons, of a country

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Words that rhyme with canton

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