Crossword-Solution: CANTON
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Canton | n. | A song or canto |
| Canton | n. | A small portion; a division; a compartment. |
| Canton | n. | A small community or clan. |
| Canton | n. | A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement. |
| Canton | n. | A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side. |
| Canton | v. i. | To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division. |
| Canton | v. i. | To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| CANTON | anagram | CANNOT, CONANT, NONACT |
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One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with CANTON (5)
Take a patch of Canton flannel; in order to prevent the moisture from the hand it should have a thick, firm texture: with this rub the plate in circles across, then back covering one-half of the former row of circles in each crossing until you have gone over the plate and back to the point of beginning, occupying at least half a minute in the operation, for a small plate, and so in proportion for the other sizes.
The police authorities of the canton had waited upon the party at the inn, had been extremely majestic, and had drawn up a long _procès-verbal_; but it was probable that they would wink at so very gentlemanly a bit of bloodshed.
Mercer's _Banditti of the Plains_, Mokler's _History of Natrona County, Wyoming_, Canton's _Frontier Trails_, and David's _Malcolm Campbell, Sheriff_ (all listed in this chapter) are primary sources on the subject.
The Council of State of the canton of Vaud having offered prizes for essays on the question of taxation, previously discussed at a congress held at Lausanne, Proudhon entered the ranks and carried off the first prize.
Then a roar announced the appearance of the Rickettsville team and their opponents, who wore the name of Spatsburg on their Canton flannel shirts.
Quotes with CANTON (3)
Susan Margaret Collins was born on December 7, 1952 in Caribou, Maine and is presently the senior United States Senator from Maine. Senator Collins has served in the Senate since 1997 and chaired the Senate Committee on Homeland Security from 2003 to 2007. She now is the Chairwoman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging. Collins is a graduate of St. Lawrence University, a liberal arts college, in Canton, New York. Considered a moderate Republican, she became the only Republ…
I'm Dr. Canton. As you know, most of the population has been wiped out by an unknown virus. Now that an acceptable waiting period has passed since the last known case, it's time for you to fulfill your purpose...." "You will take the van behind me to the next rendezvous point in St. Louis, Missouri. ... "Each of you has been trained for a specific function during your time here. Your survival will depend on it.
In 1996, I took advantage of some favourable circumstances to propose to the state of the Ticino Canton the foundation of the Academy of Architecture and, with it, an Italian-speaking university in Switzerland.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, Universal, WP, WSJ.
Used 48 times in crossword archives (1942–2025).