canton

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

• 🇨🇳名词，指一个国家内部的小型行政区划或地域单位，如瑞士的州。

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.

   🇨🇳州

   同义词: 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.

• 🇨🇳过时动词，指划分或分割，尤指分成行政区或州郡。

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.

   🇨🇳驻扎

   同义词: accommodatebillethouselodgequarterstation

   反义词: 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.

   🇨🇳划分为行政区

   同义词: districtdividepartitionsectionsubdividezone

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