"Kanton" meaning in German

See Kanton in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kanˈtoːn/, /ˈkɑnton/ [Switzerland] Forms: Kantons [genitive], Kanton [genitive, with-article]
Rhymes: -oːn Head templates: {{de-proper noun|toponym}} Kanton n (proper noun, genitive Kantons or (optionally with an article) Kanton)
  1. Canton (former name of Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southeastern China) Tags: neuter, proper-noun Categories (place): Cities in China, Cities in Guangdong, China, Places in China, Places in Guangdong, China Derived forms: kantonesisch, Kantonesisch
    Sense id: en-Kanton-de-name-WNlIDDaa Categories (other): Provincial capitals of China, German exonyms, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German exonyms: 31 10 36 14 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 31 15 29 14 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 11 39 10 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /kanˈtoːn/, /ˈkɑnton/ [Switzerland]
Rhymes: -oːn Etymology: Borrowed from French canton. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|fr|canton}} Borrowed from French canton Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Kanton m (strong, genitive Kantons, plural Kantone) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Kantons [genitive], Kantone [plural], strong [table-tags], Kanton [nominative, singular], Kantone [definite, nominative, plural], Kantons [genitive, singular], Kantone [definite, genitive, plural], Kanton [dative, singular], Kantonen [dative, definite, plural], Kanton [accusative, singular], Kantone [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. canton (state of Switzerland) Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Stand
    Sense id: en-Kanton-de-noun-OBXH4OeM Categories (other): German exonyms, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German exonyms: 31 10 36 14 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 31 15 29 14 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 11 39 10 8
  2. (heraldry) canton Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Kanton-de-noun-jGHN0uVk Categories (other): Heraldic charges, German entries with incorrect language header, German exonyms, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 28 13 43 15 2 Disambiguation of German exonyms: 31 10 36 14 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 31 15 29 14 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 11 39 10 8 Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics Derived forms: Grenzkanton, Halbkanton, interkantonal, kantonal, kantonaliseren, Kantonese, Kantonesin, Kantönligeist, Kantonsbürgerrecht, Kantonsgericht, Kantonsgrenze, Kantonshauptstadt, Kantonsparlament, Kantonspolizei, Kantonsrat, Kantonsrätin, kantonsrätlich, Kantonsregierung, Kantonsschule, Kantonsspital, Kantonsstraße, Kantonsverfassung, Kantonsverwaltung, Kantonsweibel, Kantonsystem, Kapo, Ostkanton, Urkanton, Westkanton
  3. (historical) canton (military enrollment district of Prussia, made obsolete by introduction of universal conscription in 1813) Tags: historical, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Kanton-de-noun-95DLnCio Categories (other): German exonyms, Pages with 7 entries Disambiguation of German exonyms: 31 10 36 14 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 31 15 29 14 11
  4. township (of Canada) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Kanton-de-noun-ZTlZb96R Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 31 15 29 14 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kanton"
}

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    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German exonyms",
    "German lemmas",
    "German neuter nouns",
    "German proper nouns",
    "Pages with 7 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/oːn",
    "Rhymes:German/oːn/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kantonesisch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kantonesisch"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Kantons",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Kanton",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "with-article"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "toponym"
      },
      "expansion": "Kanton n (proper noun, genitive Kantons or (optionally with an article) Kanton)",
      "name": "de-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "de:Cities in China",
        "de:Cities in Guangdong, China",
        "de:Places in China",
        "de:Places in Guangdong, China",
        "de:Provincial capitals of China"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Canton (former name of Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southeastern China)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Canton",
          "Canton#English"
        ],
        [
          "Guangzhou",
          "Guangzhou"
        ],
        [
          "capital",
          "capital"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "city",
          "city"
        ],
        [
          "Guangdong",
          "Guangdong#English"
        ],
        [
          "China",
          "China#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "proper-noun"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kanˈtoːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɑnton/",
      "tags": [
        "Switzerland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kanton"
}

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