Canton

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Portuguese Cantão, from Mandarin 廣東 / 广东 (Guǎngdōng). Doublet of Guangdong. Compare Spanish Cantón, French Canton, Italian Canton, Russian Кантон (Kanton). Unrelated to English canton. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˌkænˈtɒn/, /ˈkænˌtɒn/ enPR: kǎn"tǒn', kǎn'tǒn" enPR: kǎnʹtǒnʹ ==== Proper noun ==== Canton Several places in China: Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China. 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 28: Canton is alſo the name of a large, populous, and wealthy city and port-town of China, ſituated on the river Ta, about fifty miles from the Indian ocean... It is a fortified place, within the walls of which no Chriſtians are permitted to enter, notwithſtanding their great trade thither; it being from thence that they import all manner of Chineſe goods, as china-ware, tea, cabinets, raw and wrought ſilks, gold-duſt, &c. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Canton. Guangdong, a province of China. (with the, dated) The Pearl River, a river in southern China. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === The town in Oklahoma was named for a nearby cantonment. ==== Pronunciation ==== (most places) IPA(key): /ˈkæntən/ IPA(key): (some American accents) /ˈkænʔn̻/ ==== Proper noun ==== Canton A hamlet in Ontario, Canada. Several places in the United States: A former settlement in El Dorado County, California. A town in Hartford County, Connecticut. A city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Georgia. A city in Fulton County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana. An unincorporated community in Jackson County and Jones County, Iowa. A small city in McPherson County, Kansas; named for the city in Ohio. A small town in Oxford County, Maine; named for the town in Massachusetts. A neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. A town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. A township in Wayne County, Michigan. A tiny city in Fillmore County, Minnesota; named for the city in Ohio. A city, the county seat of Madison County, Mississippi. A small city in Lewis County, Missouri; named for the city in Ohio. A submerged ghost town in Broadwater County, Montana. An unincorporated community in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey. A town and village in St. Lawrence County, New York; the village is the county seat. A town in Haywood County, North Carolina; named for the city in Ohio. A city, the county seat of Stark County, Ohio. A small town in Blaine County, Oklahoma. A borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania; named for the town in Massachusetts. A city, the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota. A city, the county seat of Van Zandt County, Texas. An unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia. A small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin. An unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin. ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== === Etymology 3 === From Canna +‎ -ton, literally “St. Canna's town”. ==== Proper noun ==== Canton An inner city district and community in Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1676). ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== Community map (Cardiff) === Etymology 4 === The surname is of French or Galician origin. ==== Proper noun ==== Canton A topographical surname from French. === Further reading === “Canton”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “Canton”, in TheFreeDictionary.com, Huntingdon Valley, Pa.: Farlex, Inc., 2003–2026 === See also === Canton matting === Anagrams === Conant, Nacton, cannot, nonact, noncat == French == === Alternative forms === (city): (obsolete) Quangtung, Quanton, (obsolete) [Term?] === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese Cantão, from Mandarin 廣東 / 广东 (Guǎngdōng). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɑ̃.tɔ̃/ Homophones: canton, cantons === Proper noun === Canton f synonym of Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China) === Proper noun === le Canton m obsolete form of Guangdong ==== Usage notes ==== Although "Canton" may be dated in English, it is still current for the city in French. ==== Derived terms ==== cantonais == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Portuguese Cantão, from Mandarin 廣東 / 广东 (Guǎngdōng). ==== Alternative forms ==== Guangdong (province only) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kanˈtɔn/ Rhymes: -ɔn Hyphenation: Can‧tòn ==== Proper noun ==== Canton f Guangzhou (the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China) Guangdong (a province of China) ===== Derived terms ===== cantonese === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English Canton. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɛn.ton/ Rhymes: -ɛnton Hyphenation: Càn‧ton ==== Proper noun ==== Canton ? a hamlet in Ontario, Canada a city, the county seat of Stark County, Ohio several other places in the United States: a former settlement in El Dorado County, California a town in Hartford County, Connecticut a city, the county seat of Cherokee County, Georgia a city in Fulton County, Illinois an unincorporated community in Washington Township, Washington County, Indiana an unincorporated community in Jackson County and Jones County, Iowa a small city in McPherson County, Kansas a small town in Oxford County, Maine a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts a township in Wayne County, Michigan a tiny city in Fillmore County, Minnesota a city, the county seat of Madison County, Mississippi a small city in Lewis County, Missouri a submerged ghost town in Broadwater County, Montana an unincorporated community in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey a town and village in St. Lawrence County, New York a town in Haywood County, North Carolina a small town in Blaine County, Oklahoma a borough of Bradford County, Pennsylvania a city, the county seat of Lincoln County, South Dakota a city, the county seat of Van Zandt County, Texas an unincorporated community in Doddridge County, West Virginia a small town in Buffalo County, Wisconsin an unincorporated community in Barron County, Wisconsin an inner city district and community in Cardiff, Wales (OS grid ref ST1676) a surname in English === References ===