cantons
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Noun
cantons, plural;
/ˈkantn/,/ˈkanˌtän/,
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cantons, plural;
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A subdivision of a country established for political or administrative purposes
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A state of the Swiss Confederation
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A square charge smaller than a quarter and positioned in the upper (usually dexter) corner of a shield
Web Definitions:
- (cantonal) of or relating to a canton
- A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared to other administrative divisions such as counties, departments or provinces. ...
- Cantons were administrative units in several autonomous republics and regions of Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic, and then the Soviet Union, in 1920-1941. ...
- The states or political subdivisions of Switzerland.
- Main article: Cantons of Switzerland The Swiss Confederation consists of 26 cantons.