canton

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

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее небольшую административную единицу или территориальное образование внутри страны, например, как в Швейцарии.

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.

   🇷🇺Кантон

   Синонимы: districtprovinceregionstateterritory

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

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

• 🇷🇺Устаревший глагол, означающий делить или разделять, особенно на кантоны или округа.

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.

   🇷🇺Расквартировать

   Синонимы: accommodatebillethouselodgequarterstation

   Антонимы: 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.

   🇷🇺Разделить на округа

   Синонимы: districtdividepartitionsectionsubdividezone

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