- Main Entry:
- 1can·ton

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈkan-tən, -ˌtän\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle French, from Italian cantone, from canto corner, from Latin canthus iron tire
— more at cant
- Date:
- 1522
: a small territorial division of a country: as a: one of the states of the Swiss confederation b: a division of a French arrondissement
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can·ton·al
\ˈkan-tə-nəl, kan-ˈtä-nəl\
adjective