Canton

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Canton

Canton : மாநிலம், நிர்வாகமாவட்டம்

Canton : நிர்வாகமாவட்டம்,மாநிலம்,மாநிலம்,நிர்வாகமாவட்டம்

Canton definition

Noun.

  1. A song or canto
  2. A small portion; a division; a compartment.
  3. A small community or clan.
  4. A small territorial district; Especially. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement.
  5. 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.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division.
  2. To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.