"canton" meaning in French

See canton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɑ̃.tɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-Paris--canton.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-0x010C-canton.wav Forms: cantons [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French canton, from Old French canton (from the 1240s), from Old Occitan canton (“corner; canton”) (recorded before 1218), adopted in Occitan from North Italian (Gallo-Italic, early Lombard) cantone (“edge, corner; canton”), ultimately representing Latin cant- (“rim (of a wheel)”) with the addition of the -ō (accusative -ōnem) suffix forming augmentatives in Romance. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|canton|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French canton, {{inh+|fr|frm|canton}} Inherited from Middle French canton, {{inh|fr|fro|canton}} Old French canton, {{der|fr|pro|canton|t=corner; canton}} Old Occitan canton (“corner; canton”), {{der|fr|lmo|-}} Lombard, {{der|fr|la|canthus|cant-|rim (of a wheel)}} Latin cant- (“rim (of a wheel)”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} canton m (plural cantons)
  1. canton (of Switzerland, France or Luxembourg) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-canton-fr-noun-TjvCplrs
  2. township (of Canada) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-canton-fr-noun-ZTlZb96R
  3. (heraldry) canton Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Heraldic charges, Geography
    Sense id: en-canton-fr-noun-jGHN0uVk Disambiguation of Geography: 8 19 73 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 4 12 84 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics

Inflected forms

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