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canton

/ˈkæn.tɒn/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa una pequeña unidad administrativa o división territorial dentro de un país, como en Suiza o en algunos países francófonos., Verbo que significa dividir o repartir en cantones o distritos, especialmente para fines administrativos o militares. También puede referirse a asignar alojamiento a tropas.

2 entradas

noun

C1formalcommon/ˈkæn.tɒn/

A noun referring to a small administrative division or territorial unit within a country, such as those found in Switzerland.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una pequeña unidad administrativa o división territorial dentro de un país, como en Suiza o en algunos países francófonos.
  1. Administrative division B2 formal

    A small territorial or administrative division within a country, especially in Switzerland.

    • Switzerland is divided into 26 cantons.
    • Each canton in Switzerland has its own constitution.
    • The canton of Zurich is the most populous in the country.

    🇪🇸Cantón (división administrativa)

    Sinónimos: districtprovinceregionstateterritory

  • cantons plural form
  • cantons' possessive plural form
  • canton's possessive singular form

verb

formalcommonobsoleto/ˈkæn.tən/

An archaic verb meaning to divide or partition, especially into cantons or districts.

  • 🇪🇸Verbo que significa dividir o repartir en cantones o distritos, especialmente para fines administrativos o militares. También puede referirse a asignar alojamiento a tropas.
  1. Quarter troops C1 formal british

    To assign or provide accommodation for soldiers or military personnel, typically in a specific area or building.

    • The general ordered the troops to be cantoned in the nearby village.
    • During the campaign, the army was cantoned in temporary barracks.
    • The soldiers were cantoned in private homes for the winter.

    🇪🇸Acantonar (tropas)

    Sinónimos: accommodatebillethouselodgequarterstation

    Antónimos: assembleconcentratedisbandmuster

  2. Divide into districts C1 formal british

    To partition or organize a country or region into smaller administrative divisions called cantons.

    • The new law sought to canton the territory into autonomous regions.
    • Switzerland is cantoned into 26 distinct states.
    • The government decided to canton the province for better local governance.

    🇪🇸dividir en cantones

    Sinónimos: districtdividepartitionsectionsubdividezone

  • cantonned past participle
  • cantonned past simple
  • cantonning present participle
  • cantons third person singular