Definition of canton

• n. - A song or canto
• n. - A small portion; a division; a compartment.
• n. - A small community or clan.
• n. - A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement.
• n. - A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side.
• v. i. - To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division.
• v. i. - To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
• n. - A song or canto
• n. - A small portion; a division; a compartment.
• n. - A small community or clan.
• n. - A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement.
• n. - A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side.
• v. i. - To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division.
• v. i. - To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.