Canton
Canton stands for:
- Canton (Switzerland) , a member state (more rarely: state ) of Switzerland
- Canton (France) , a constituency in France
- Canton (Jersey) : The Vingtaine de la Ville of Saint Helier is divided into two cantons. In addition, the Vingtaines of Jersey were temporarily referred to as cantons.
- Canton (Canada) , an administrative unit in Canada measuring 10 × 10 miles or 259 km²
- an administrative unit in Luxembourg, see Luxembourg's administrative structure
- Elective Canton (Belgium) , an administrative unit in Belgium with a joint election evaluation office
- Judicial canton (Belgium) , an administrative unit in Belgium under a common judge
- Canton (Bolivia) , a subnational administrative unit in Bolivia
- Canton (Costa Rica) , the second highest subnational administrative unit in Costa Rica
- Canton (Ecuador) , the second highest subnational administrative unit after province in Ecuador
- Canton (El Salvador) , a subnational administrative unit in El Salvador
- a member state of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, see List of Cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- a member state of the former Volga German Republic
- Canton (Netherlands) , the first instance of jurisdiction in the Netherlands
- Canton (Syria) , an administrative unit in Syria
- a military administrative district in the former Prussia , see canton system
- an administrative unit during the French period , see Département de la Roer # Districts and Cantons
- Canton (Kingdom of Bavaria), judicial and administrative district
- a regional union of the imperial knighthood in the Holy Roman Empire
Geographic objects:
- Guangzhou ( Exonym : Kanton or Canton), a city in southern China
- Guangdong , a province in southern China
- Canton (Kiribati) , an atoll of Kiribati
- Canton (Sweden) , a place on Ekerö in Sweden, where the film was shot for Pippi Longstocking , among others
Others:
- Obereck (heraldry) , in the coat of arms the place left or right above, see herald's picture
See also:
Wiktionary: Canton - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
