canton - Similar and Opposite Words

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Here are the synonyms for canton , a list of similar words for canton from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

a small administrative division of a country

Synonyms

• canton

More generic

• administrative district
• administrative division
• territorial division

More specific

• Swiss canton

Noun

a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port

Synonyms

• Canton
• Guangzhou
• Kuangchou
• Kwangchow

Related

• Cathay
• China
• Communist China
• PRC
• People's Republic of China
• Red China
• mainland China

Verb

divide into cantons, of a country

Synonyms

• canton

More generic

• carve up
• dissever
• divide
• separate
• split
• split up

Verb

provide housing for (military personnel)

Synonyms

• billet
• canton
• quarter

More generic

• accommodate
• lodge

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