canton
noun/ˈkæntɒn/
/ˈkæntən/, /ˈkæntɑːn/
- one of the official regions that some countries, such as Switzerland, are divided into
- Switzerland is a federation of relatively autonomous cantons.
Word Originearly 16th cent.: from Old French, literally ‘corner’, from Provençal, based on a Romance word related to medieval Latin cantus ‘corner, side’.Definitions on the go
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