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   What is a canton in a country?

   • A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, the most politically important cantons are the Swiss cantons.

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   What are the most politically important cantons?

   • Internationally, the most politically important cantons are the Swiss cantons. As the constituents of the Swiss Confederation, theoretically and historically, they are semi-sovereign states. The term is derived from the French word canton, meaning "corner" or "district" (from which "cantonment" is also derived).

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   Why is a canton a idiom of a neighbouring canton?

   • It is taught not only as the idiom of a neighbouring canton but also as a medium for internal communication between the different language groups. Above all, the canton and its adjacent territory to the south-east constituted an early industrial district that combined several types of work producing textiles.

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   Which countries have cantons?

   • Cantons exist or previously existed in the following countries: Canada: Canadian French equivalent for the English word "township", since the translation municipalité is already used for a different level of government (see township). Cantons of Costa Rica: national second order subdivision of the first order Provinces.

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   What is a canton in Lebanese?

   • Cantones can be thought as the more rural parts of a city or town, generally far from the actual urban population. Cantons of Lebanon: unofficial militias and factions during the Lebanese Civil War and afterwards. Most areas have been returned to Lebanese government control.

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   What if a canton is more centralized in fiscal terms?

   • The more centralized a canton in fiscal terms, the larger will be the public sector. The fault lies with the two chefs de canton. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCANTON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CANTON definition: 1. a political region or local government area in some countries, especially one of the 23…. Learn more.

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     CANTON meaning: 1. a political region or local government...

   • Canton

     canton anlam, tanım, canton nedir: 1. a political region or...

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     CANTON translate: （尤指瑞士的）小行政區，州. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     CANTON translate: （尤指瑞士的）小行政区，州. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Cantilever

     CANTILEVER definition: 1. a long bar that is fixed at only...

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   A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. [1] In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, the most politically important cantons are the Swiss cantons.

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   Canton, political subdivision in France, Switzerland, and other European countries. In France the canton, a subdivision of the arrondissement, is a territorial division rather than a genuine unit of local government; it is only a convenient administrative subdivision for purposes of elections, tax.

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   a small territorial division of a country: such as; one of the states of the Swiss confederation; a division of a French arrondissement… See the full definition

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCANTON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   a port in SE Louisiana, on the Mississippi River, about 172 km (107 miles) from the sea: the largest city in the state and the second most important port in the US; founded by the French in 1718; belonged to Spain (1763–1803).

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   Canton definition: a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.. See examples of CANTON used in a sentence.

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   A canton is a way to divide the land of a country. It is like dividing the country into different regions or states. Cantons of Costa Rica. Cantons of France. Cantons of Luxembourg. Cantons of Switzerland. canton (liqueur), a ginger-flavored liqueur that is made in the Guangdong province in China.