canton
noun
1
- /ˈkæntɒn/ a subdivision of a country established for political or administrative purposes行政分区。
1.1
- a state of the Swiss Confederation（瑞士联邦的）州。
2
- /ˈkæntən/Heraldry a square charge smaller than a quarter and positioned in the upper (usually dexter) corner of a shield【纹章】盾面右上角方形部位。
派生词
cantonal
/-tənəl/ adjective词源
early 16th cent.: from Old French， literally 'corner'， from Provençal， based on a Romance word related to medieval Latin cantus （see CAN2）. The verb was reinforced by French cantonner 'to quarter'.