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kanton

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See also: Kanton and kantón

English

Noun

kanton (plural kantons)

  1. Alternative form of canton.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French canton.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkanton]
  • Hyphenation: kan‧ton

Noun

kanton m inan

  1. canton

Declension

Declension of kanton (hard masculine inanimate)
More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

  • kantonální

Further reading

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Danish

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

kanton c (singular definite kantonen, plural indefinite kantoner)

  1. canton

Declension

More information common gender, singular ...

Derived terms

  • kantonal

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /kɑnˈtɔn/
  • Hyphenation: kan‧ton

Noun

kanton n (plural kantons, diminutive kantonnetje n)

  1. judicial district
  2. canton
  3. township (of Canada)

Derived terms

References

  • “kanton” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]

Esperanto

Noun

kanton

  1. accusative singular of kanto

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɒnton]
  • Hyphenation: kan‧ton
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

kanton (plural kantonok)

  1. canton (state of Switzerland)
  2. canton (subdivision of an arrondissement of France)

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information possessor, single possession ...

Further reading

  • kanton in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
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Japanese

Romanization

kanton

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かんとん

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from French canton.

Pronunciation

Noun

kanton m inan (related adjective kantonalny or kantonowy)

  1. canton (division of a political unit)
    1. canton (one of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation)
    2. canton (subdivision of an arrondissement of France)
    3. canton (division of Luxembourg)
    4. canton (division of Ecuador)
    5. canton (division of Costa Rica)
    6. canton (division of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
    7. canton (subdivision of a county, of Quebec, Canada; equivalent to a township)

Declension

Declension of kanton
More information singular, plural ...

Derived terms

nouns
  • kantonizacja
verbs
  • kantonować impf
nouns
  • kantonista

Further reading

  • kanton in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kanton in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • kanton in PWN's encyclopedia
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Slovene

Pronunciation

Noun

kanton m animacy unspecified

  1. canton

Declension

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
More information Masculine inan., hard o-stem, nom. sing. ...

Derived terms

  • kantonalen

Further reading

  • “kanton”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cantone. Doublet of kant. First attested in 1734.

Noun

kanton c

  1. a canton (state of Switzerland)
  2. a canton (heraldry)

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

Further reading

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

See more at pansit kanton.

Pronunciation

Noun

kantón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. ellipsis of pansit kanton

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kanton”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.

Turkish

Etymology

From French canton.

Noun

kanton (definite accusative kantonu, plural kantonlar)

  1. canton

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