Canton - Definition
canton
n 1: a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the
capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
[syn: Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton]
2: a small administrative division of a country
v 1: provide housing for (military personnel) [syn: quarter,
billet, canton]
2: divide into cantons, of a country