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Definition canton

Etymology 1

1530s, from Middle French canton, from Old French canton (�corner�); heraldic sense from the 1570s, geographic sense from c. 1600.

Noun

canton (plural cantons)

A division of a political unit.
1. One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation.
2. A subdivision of an arrondissement of France.
3. A division of Luxembourg, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.
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.

Verb

canton (third-person singular simple present cantons, present participle cantoning, simple past and past participle cantoned)

(transitive) To delineate as a separate district.
(transitive) To divide into cantons.
(transitive) To allot quarters to troops.

Etymology 2

Noun

canton (plural cantons)

(obsolete) A song or canto.

Results 438 Words with the letters CANTON

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11 letter words with the letters CANTON ↑

ACCOUNTANCY 25

ACCOUNTANTS 20

ACCOUNTINGS 22

ACTINOMYCIN 24

ADJUNCTIONS 27

ANACOLUTHON 20

ANACREONTIC 19

ANCESTORING 18

ANNUNCIATOR 18

ANTHOCYANIN 21

ANTHRACNOSE 18

ANTICYCLONE 22

ANTINUCLEON 19

ARCHENTERON 18

BENEFACTION 22

CALCINATION 20

CALCITONINS 20

CANCELATION 20

CANTONMENTS 20

CARBONATING 21

CARBONATION 19

CARTOONINGS 18

CATENATIONS 16

CEMENTATION 19

CENTIMORGAN 21

COATTENDING 19

CODEFENDANT 21

CODOMINANTS 20

COGNITIONAL 19

COMBINATION 22

COMMANDANTS 23

COMMANDMENT 26

COMMINATION 22

COMMUNICANT 26

COMPLAINANT 23

CONCATENATE 19

CONCEALMENT 23

CONCENTRATE 19

CONCERTINAS 19

CONCOMITANT 22

CONDENSATES 17

CONDIMENTAL 21

CONDITIONAL 18

CONDONATION 18

CONDUCTANCE 24

CONFIDANTES 20

CONFLAGRANT 22

CONFLATIONS 20

CONFRONTALS 20

CONFUTATION 20

CONGEALMENT 22

CONGELATION 19

CONGREGANTS 20

CONJUGATING 30

CONJUGATION 28

CONJUNCTIVA 33

CONJURATION 26

CONNECTABLE 23

CONNOTATION 17

CONNOTATIVE 20

CONSOLATION 17

CONSONANTAL 18

CONSONANTLY 20

CONSTANCIES 19

CONSTANTANS 17

CONSTERNATE 16

CONSTRAINED 17

CONSTRAINTS 16

CONSULTANCY 23

CONSULTANTS 18

CONTAINABLE 20

CONTAINMENT 20

CONTAMINANT 20

CONTAMINATE 19

CONTESTANTS 16

CONTINENTAL 18

CONTINUALLY 21

CONTINUANCE 21

CONTINUANTS 18

CONTINUATOR 17

CONTRABANDS 20

CONTRACTING 21

CONTRACTION 19

CONTRAPTION 19

CONTRARIANS 16

CONTRASTING 18

CONTRAVENED 21

CONTRAVENER 20

CONTRAVENES 20

CONTREDANSE 17

CONTRIVANCE 23

CONURBATION 20

CONVENTUALS 22

CONVOCATION 23

CONVULSANTS 22

CORONATIONS 16

COUNTENANCE 21

COUNTERMAND 21

COUNTERPANE 20

COUNTERPLAN 21

COVENANTEES 20

COVENANTERS 20

COVENANTING 23

COVENANTORS 20

CRENELATION 17

CRENULATION 18

CRIMINATION 19

CTENOPHORAN 21

CULMINATION 21

CUNCTATIONS 20

CYBERNATION 21

DECANTATION 17

DECLINATION 18

ENUCLEATION 18

ENUNCIATION 18

ENUNCIATORS 17

FASCINATION 19

FECUNDATION 21

FORNICATING 21

FORNICATION 19

FRACTIONING 21

FUCOXANTHIN 29

FUNCTIONARY 22

INCANTATION 17

INCANTATORY 18

INCARNATION 17

INCINERATOR 16

INCITATIONS 16

INCLINATION 18

INCOGNIZANT 28

INCOMPLIANT 23

INCONSONANT 18

INCONSTANCY 22

INCUBATIONS 20

INCULCATION 21

INCULPATION 21

INCURVATION 21

INDICATIONS 17

INFARCTIONS 19

INFRACTIONS 19

INOCULATING 20

INOCULATION 18

INTERACTION 16

INTOLERANCE 17

INTOXICANTS 23

INVOCATIONS 20

LACINIATION 17

MACHINATION 21

MALCONTENTS 20

MALFUNCTION 24

MONSTRANCES 19

NARCOTIZING 27

NECROMANTIC 22

NOCTURNALLY 21

NOMENCLATOR 20

NONABSTRACT 19

NONADJACENT 27

NONANALYTIC 20

NONANATOMIC 20

NONAROMATIC 19

NONARTISTIC 16

NONASCETICS 19

NONATHLETIC 19

NONATTACHED 19

NONCABINETS 20

NONCAPITALS 20

NONCONSTANT 18

NONCONTACTS 20

NONCONTRACT 20

NONCREATIVE 20

NONCRITICAL 20

NONCULTURAL 20

NONDIABETIC 20

NONDIDACTIC 21

NONDOGMATIC 22

NONDRAMATIC 20

NONEMPHATIC 24

NONMAGNETIC 22

NONMETALLIC 21

NONMETRICAL 20

NONMYSTICAL 22

NONOPERATIC 19

NONPLASTICS 20

NONREACTIVE 20

NONREACTORS 16

NONTEACHING 21

NONTOBACCOS 22

NONTROPICAL 20

NUCLEATIONS 18

OCEANFRONTS 19

PECTINATION 19

PENTAZOCINE 28

PHONETICIAN 21

PUNCTATIONS 20

PUNCTUATION 21

RECANTATION 16

RECOMBINANT 22

SANCTIONING 19

SONICATIONS 16

STANCHIONED 19

SYNCOPATING 23

SYNCOPATION 21

SYNDICATION 19

TRANSACTION 16

TRANSECTION 16

TRUNCATIONS 17

UNACCOUNTED 22

UNCAPTIONED 21

UNCOUNTABLE 22

UNIFICATION 20

VACATIONING 22

VACCINATION 23

VINDICATION 21

WAINSCOTING 21

10 letter words with the letters CANTON ↑

ACCOUNTANT 19

ACCOUNTING 21

ADJUNCTION 26

ANTHOCYANS 19

ANTICODONS 16

ANTIKNOCKS 23

AUCTIONING 18

CALCITONIN 19

CANONICITY 20

CANTONMENT 19

CAPTIONING 20

CARNATIONS 15

CARTOONING 17

CATENATION 15

CAUTIONING 18

CLINTONIAS 16

CODOMINANT 19

COENACTING 20

COGNATIONS 17

COMMANDANT 22

CONCERTINA 18

CONCORDANT 19

CONDENSATE 16

CONFIDANTE 19

CONFIDANTS 19

CONFLATING 21

CONFLATION 19

CONFRONTAL 19

CONGENITAL 18

CONGREGANT 19

CONJUGANTS 27

CONNATURAL 17

CONSONANTS 16

CONSTANTAN 16

CONSTANTLY 18

CONSTRAINS 15

CONSTRAINT 15

CONSULTANT 17

CONTACTING 20

CONTAGIONS 17

CONTAINERS 15

CONTAINING 18

CONTESTANT 15

CONTINUANT 17

CONTINUATE 16

CONTRABAND 19

CONTRARIAN 15

CONTRAVENE 19

CONVENTUAL 21

CONVERSANT 19

CONVULSANT 21

CORONATING 17

CORONATION 15

COTANGENTS 17

COUNTERMAN 19

COUNTRYMAN 21

COVENANTAL 20

COVENANTED 20

COVENANTEE 19

COVENANTER 19

COVENANTOR 19

CRENATIONS 15

CUNCTATION 19

ENUNCIATOR 16

FANTOCCINI 21

FUNCTIONAL 20

INCAUTIONS 16

INCITATION 15

INCOGITANT 17

INCOGNITAS 17

INCONSTANT 16

INCUBATION 19

INDICATION 16

INFARCTION 18

INFRACTION 18

INOCULANTS 17

INSOUCIANT 16

INTEROCEAN 15

INTOXICANT 22

INVOCATING 21

INVOCATION 19

JUNCTIONAL 26

MALCONTENT 19

MONSTRANCE 18

NICOTIANAS 15

NONACTIONS 16

NONADDICTS 17

NONAQUATIC 25

NONASCETIC 18

NONCABINET 19

NONCAPITAL 19

NONCENTRAL 17

NONCHALANT 19

NONCONTACT 19

NONELASTIC 16

NONETHICAL 18

NONFACTORS 18

NONFACTUAL 20

NONFACULTY 22

NONPLASTIC 19

NONREACTOR 15

NONTOBACCO 21

NONTYPICAL 21

NUCLEATION 17

OCEANFRONT 18

OUTDANCING 19

PENTATONIC 18

PLANKTONIC 23

PUNCTATION 19

SANCTIMONY 20

SANCTIONED 16

SONICATING 17

SONICATION 15

STANCHIONS 17

TRANSSONIC 15

TRUNCATION 16

UNROMANTIC 19

9 letter words with the letters CANTON ↑

ANTHOCYAN 18

ANTICODON 15

ANTIKNOCK 22

ANTINOMIC 17

ANTONYMIC 19

CANONISTS 14

CANTONING 17

CANZONETS 23

CARNATION 14

CARTONING 16

CHTHONIAN 18

CLINTONIA 15

COGNATION 16

COGNIZANT 25

CONATIONS 14

CONFIDANT 18

CONJUGANT 26

CONNATELY 17

CONSONANT 15

CONSTANCY 19

CONSTANTS 14

CONSTRAIN 14

CONTAGION 16

CONTAINED 15

CONTAINER 14

CONTINUAL 16

COTANGENT 16

COTENANTS 14

COUNTIANS 15

COVENANTS 18

CRENATION 14

INACTIONS 14

INCAUTION 15

INCOGNITA 16

INOCULANT 16

NICOTIANA 14

NOCTURNAL 16

NONACTING 17

NONACTION 15

NONACTORS 14

NONADDICT 16

NONATOMIC 17

NONCOITAL 15

NONCOMBAT 20

NONFACTOR 17

NONIMPACT 20

ONANISTIC 14

SANCTIONS 14

STANCHION 16

TRANSONIC 14

UNCOATING 17

8 letter words with the letters CANTON ↑

ACTINONS 13

CANONIST 13

CANTONAL 14

CANTONED 14

CANZONET 22

CONATION 13

CONSTANT 13

CONTAINS 13

CONTINUA 14

COTENANT 13

COUNTIAN 14

COVENANT 17

INACTION 13

NONACTOR 13

NONFACTS 16

SANCTION 13

SONANTIC 13

7 letter words with the letters CANTON ↑

ACTINON 12

CANTONS 12

CONNATE 12

CONTAIN 12

NONFACT 15

6 letter words with the letters CANTON ↑

CANNOT 11

CANTON 11

5 letter words with the letters CANTON ↑

ANCON 10

CANON 10

CANTO 9

COTAN 9

OCTAN 9

4 letter words with the letters CANTON ↑

ANON 6

CANT 8

COAT 7

CONN 9

NONA 6

NOTA 5

TACO 7

3 letter words with the letters CANTON ↑

ACT 6

ANT 4

CAN 7

CAT 6

CON 7

COT 6

NAN 5

NOT 4

OAT 3

OCA 6

TAN 4

TAO 3

TON 4

2 letter words with the letters CANTON ↑

AN 3

AT 2

NA 3

NO 3

ON 3

TA 2

TO 2

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