Canton

Canton may refer to:

Administrative division terminology

Arts and entertainment

Design

  • Canton (building), a corner pilaster
  • Canton (flag), any quarter of a flag
  • Canton (heraldry), a charge (symbol) in the upper left corner of a coat of arms

People

Places

Canada

China

  • Guangdong (Canton Province), province in southern China
  • Guangzhou (Canton City), capital of Guangdong Province
  • Canton River (Pearl River), a river in southern China near Guangzhou

United States

Other countries

Other uses

  • Canton (liqueur), a ginger-flavored liqueur
  • Canton (military), soldiers encamped and awaiting action
  • Canton Fair, a biannual trade fair in Canton (Guangzhou), China
  • Canton System, a Chinese trade policy from 1757 to 1842
  • A metonym for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, located in Canton, Ohio
  • Canton Electronics, German loudspeaker manufacturer
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See also

  • List of places named after Canton
  • Cantons of Switzerland
  • Cantonist, sons of Russian conscripts who were educated in special canton schools
  • East Cantons, a region of eastern Belgium
  • Afrin Canton, one of the cantons of the autonomous Democratic Federation of Northern Syria
  • Shahba Canton, one of the cantons of the autonomous Democratic Federation of Northern Syria
  • Pancit canton, a Philippine noodle dish
  • Kanton (disambiguation)
  • Cantone (disambiguation)
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