| NOUN | location | Canton, Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow | a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China |
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| location | canton | a small administrative division of a country | |
| VERB | stative | canton, quarter, billet | provide housing for (military personnel) |
| social | canton | divide into cantons, of a country |
| Sounds | kae'ntahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port. | |
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| Synonyms | Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow | |
| Instance of | city, metropolis, urban center | A large and densely populated urban area |
| port | A place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country | |
| Part of | China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay | A communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia |
| Spanish | Cantón, Guangzhou, Kuangchou | |
| Catalan | Cantó, Canton, Guangzhou | |
| Adjectives | cantonal | of or relating to a canton |
| Meaning | A small administrative division of a country. | |
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| Narrower | Swiss canton | One of the cantons of Switzerland |
| Broader | administrative district, administrative division, territorial division | A district defined for administrative purposes |
| Spanish | cantón, lado | |
| Catalan | cantó, Canton | |
| Verbs | canton | divide into cantons, of a country |
| Meaning | Provide housing for (military personnel) . | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | quarter, billet | |
| Category | military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine | The military forces of a nation |
| Broader | lodge, accommodate | Provide housing for |
| Spanish | acantonar, acuartelar | |
| Catalan | allotjar, aquarterar | |
| Nouns | cantonment | temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers |
| Meaning | divide into cantons, of a country. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up | separate into parts or portions |
| Nouns | canton | a small administrative division of a country |
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