A term that refers to several places in china, including guangzhou, the capital of guangdong province, guangdong province itself, and the pearl river in southern china.

(OS grid ref ST1676) An inner city district and community in Cardiff, Wales .

A hamlet in Ontario, Canada.

A division of a political unit, such as one of the states in the swiss confederation or a subdivision of an arrondissement in france.

A small community or clan.

A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side (e.g., the stars of the US national flag are in a canton).

(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.

(obsolete) A song or canto.

(transitive) To delineate as a separate district.

(transitive) To divide into cantons.

(transitive) To allot quarters to troops.