Canton

Examples

• All

• She's from Canton, Ohio.

  Driving Miss Daisy (1989)

• Augustus Coggins was born in 1868 and grew up in Canton, the county seat of Cherokee.

  Academic text (2013)

• We have only enough food to last until the next boat from Canton comes with Western money.

  Fiction book (1996)

• After Coggins' death, he was brought back into Canton at night and buried.

  Academic text (2013)

• Their trip starts in Hong Kong, then it's on to Canton and Guilin.

  Academic text (1995)

• I see that he's been transferred to Canton Veteran Hospital in Pennsylvania.

  Universal Soldier III: Unfinished Business (1998)

• The obituary in the Canton newspaper makes it seem likely that Daisy had already relocated to Canton.

  Academic text (2013)

• The imperial capital Peking and major hubs such as Nanking and Canton are among the greatest cities in the world.

• You're listening to WHPC, 1480, Canton, Ohio.

  Carol (2015)

• Canton, known for its rich history, is a vibrant city in southern Canton.

Synonyms

G

Guangzhou

vsCanton

6 5.2

A large city in southern China that is the capital of Guangdong and a busy port and trade center

is the older English name formerly used for the same city

K

Kwangchow

vsCanton

• Archaic

8.4

An old spelling of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province in southern China

is the historical English name rather than a mere spelling variant

K

Kuangchou

vsCanton

• Archaic

9.4

An old English spelling of Guangzhou, a large port city in southern China

is the old English name used historically for that same port city

Compounds

S

Swiss canton

1 6.7

One of the parts of Switzerland with its own government

C

Canton crepe

• Archaic

9.9

A soft, heavy cloth with a crinkled surface used for dresses

C

Canton flannel

• Archaic

8.3

A heavy cotton cloth brushed on one side to make it soft for sheets and pajamas

C

Canton ginger

• Archaic

7.4

A tropical Asian plant whose spicy root is used as ginger in cooking

Surface Forms

Etymology