Canton
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): (n.) A division of a shield occupying one third part of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a horizontal line from the side.
(2): (n.) A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two independent states which form the Swiss federal republic; in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See Arrondissement.
(3): (v. i.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.
(4): (v. i.) To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or separate, as a distinct portion or division.
(5): (n.) A song or canto
(6): (n.) A small portion; a division; a compartment.
(7): (n.) A small community or clan.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Chief commercial city and port of Southern China; stands on a river almost on the seaboard, 90 m. NW. of Hong-Kong, and is a healthy town, but with a heavy rainfall; it is surrounded by walls, has narrow crooked streets, 125 temples, mostly Buddhist, and two pagodas, 10 and 13 centuries old respectively; great part of the population live in boats on the river; the fancy goods, silk, porcelain, ivory, and metal work are famous; its river communication with the interior has fostered an extensive commerce; exports, tea, silk, sugar, cassia, &c.
