Word Type

Proper Noun

Noun

Verb

The word "canton" can be used as proper noun, noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

Canton Beach Canton Jargon Canton flannel Canton lemon Cantonese canton of Zurich cantoner cantonise cantonize

Context

heraldiccharge

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

accommodate administrative district administrative division carve up dissever divide lodge separate split split up territorial division

Manner Of

divide

Related Terms

Canton matting pancit canton

Related Terms

canto cardiff cherokee county chief clan community county seat dexter division flag flagpole french fulton county galician georgia guangdong guangzhou hoist horizontal illinois inset lincoln county madison county mississippi new york ohio perpendicular rectangular shield song south dakota st lawrence county stark county texas usa van zandt county wales

Synonym Network

guangzhou kuangchou quarter

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.