"cantonization" meaning in English

See cantonization in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: cantonizations [plural]
Etymology: From cantonize + -ation. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cantonize|ation}} cantonize + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} cantonization (usually uncountable, plural cantonizations)
  1. subdivision of a land into small districts. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: Balkanization

Inflected forms

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