canton
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Is canton a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of canton?
Definition
noun (English)
1. A division of a political unit.obsolete
2. (heraldry) A division of a shield occupying one third of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.Examples: "The king gave us the arms of England to be borne in a canton in our arms."
verb (English)
1. (transitive) To delineate as a separate district.transitive
2. (transitive) To divide into cantons.transitive
3. (transitive) To quarter troops by requisitioning housing from the civilian population.Examples: "To the end of husbanding the supplies, he will cause to be cantoned in the cities and villages the greatest possible numbers of troops"transitive
4. (intransitive) To be allotted such quarters.Examples: "An army, falling back upon its lines of magazines, may … make its retreat with more security than one which has to canton, to subsist, and to extend itself to find cantonments."intransitive
noun (English)
1. (obsolete) A song or canto.Examples: "Write loyal cantons of contemnèd love / And sing them loud even in the dead of night."obsolete
name (English)
1. Several places in China:dated
Definition source: Wiktionary