cantonal

English

Etymology

From canton +‎ -al.

Adjective

cantonal (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or divided into cantons.
   • 1852, Alexander Frederic Foster, General treatise on geography:

     The cantonal governments are all republics, more or less democratic.

Derived terms

• cantonalism
• cantonalist

Translations

of, pertaining to, or divided into cantons

Catalan: cantonal French: cantonal (fr) German: kantonal Italian: cantonale (it) Spanish: cantonal (es)

Anagrams

• connatal

Catalan

Etymology

From cantó +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kən.tuˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kən.toˈnal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kan.toˈnal]

Adjective

cantonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural cantonals)

1. (relational) canton; cantonal (of or pertaining to a canton)

Further reading

• “cantonal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “cantonal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “cantonal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “cantonal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

From canton +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Adjective

cantonal (feminine cantonale, masculine plural cantonaux, feminine plural cantonales)

1. (relational) canton; cantonal

Further reading

• “cantonal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French cantonal. By surface analysis, canton +‎ -al.

Adjective

cantonal m or n (feminine singular cantonală, masculine plural cantonali, feminine/neuter plural cantonale)

1. cantonal

Declension

Declension of cantonal

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	cantonal		cantonală		cantonali	cantonale
	definite	cantonalul		cantonala		cantonalii	cantonalele
genitive- dative	indefinite	cantonal		cantonale		cantonali	cantonale
	definite	cantonalului		cantonalei		cantonalilor	cantonalelor

Spanish

Etymology

From cantón +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kantoˈnal/ [kãn̪.t̪oˈnal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: can‧to‧nal

Adjective

cantonal m or f (masculine and feminine plural cantonales)

1. (relational) canton; cantonal (of or relating to a canton)

Derived terms

• cantonalismo
• cantonalista
• intercantonal

Further reading

• “cantonal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025