# kanton
## English
### Noun

kanton (plural kantons)
* Alternative form of canton

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from French canton.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkanton]
* Hyphenation: kan‧ton

### Noun

kanton m inan
* canton

#### Derived terms

* kantonální

### Further reading

* “kanton”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “kanton”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “kanton”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

## Danish
### Pronunciation

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### Noun

kanton c (singular definite kantonen, plural indefinite kantoner)
* canton

#### Derived terms

* kantonal

### Further reading

* “kanton” in Den Danske Ordbog
* “kanton” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

kanton n (plural kantons, diminutive kantonnetje n)
* canton
* township (of Canada)

#### Derived terms

* kantongerecht
* kantonnaal
* kantonrechter

### References

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

## Esperanto
### Noun

kanton
* accusative singular of kanto

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɒnton]
* Hyphenation: kan‧ton
* Rhymes: -on

### Noun

kanton (plural kantonok)
* canton (state of Switzerland)
* canton (subdivision of an arrondissement of France)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* kanton in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Japanese
### Romanization

kanton
* Rōmaji transcription of かんとん

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French canton.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkan.tɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -antɔn
* Syllabification: kan‧ton
* Homophone: Kanton

### Noun

kanton m inan (related adjective kantonalny or kantonowy)
* canton (division of a political unit)
** canton (one of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation)
** canton (subdivision of an arrondissement of France)
** canton (division of Luxembourg)
** canton (division of Ecuador)
** canton (division of Costa Rica)
** canton (division of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
** canton (subdivision of a county, of Quebec, Canada; equivalent to a township)

#### Derived terms

* kantonizacja
* kantonować impf

#### Related terms

* kantonista

### Further reading

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

## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kantóːn/

### Noun

kanton m
* canton

#### 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
* a canton (state of Switzerland)
* a canton (heraldry)

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | kanton | kantons |
| singular | definite | kantonen | kantonens |
| plural | indefinite | kantoner | kantoners |
| plural | definite | kantonerna | kantonernas |

### Further reading

* kanton in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* canton

### Etymology

From ellipsis of pansit kanton, from Philippine Spanish pancit cantón, where the latter word is from Spanish Cantón, from Portuguese Cantão, from an old romanization of Mandarin 廣東 / 广东 (Guǎngdōng).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kanˈton/ [kɐn̪ˈt̪on̪]
* Rhymes: -on
* Syllabification: kan‧ton

### Noun

kantón (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜓᜈ᜔)
* Short for pansit kanton.

#### Derived terms

* kantunan
* magkanton

### Further reading

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

## Turkish
### Etymology

From French canton.

### Noun

kanton (definite accusative kantonu, plural kantonlar)
* canton