Canton
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See also: Kanton
Canton may refer to:
- canton (country subdivision), a territorial subdivision of a country
- the upper left (hoist) quarter of a flag, see flag terminology
- canton (heraldry), a subordinary occupying the (shield holder's) upper right-hand ninth of the field
- canton (liqueur), ginger-flavored liqueurs, one of which is produced in Jarnac, France and the other, which was produced in the Guangdong province of China
- Cantonment, to canton troops
- Canton Elektronik GmbH, a German manufacturer of loudspeakers and audio equipment [1]
[edit] Places
- People's Republic of China
- Canton or Canton Province, an older English name of Guangdong Province, in the South of China
- Canton Province Capital City, an older English name of Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong Province
- United States
- Canton, Connecticut
- Canton, Georgia
- Canton, Illinois
- Canton, Baltimore, neighborhood and park in Baltimore, Maryland
- Canton Iron Works, built by Peter Cooper
- Canton, Massachusetts
- Canton, Michigan
- Canton, Mississippi
- Canton, Missouri
- Canton, New York
- Canton, North Carolina
- Canton, Ohio
- Canton, Oklahoma
- Canton, Pennsylvania
- Canton, South Dakota
- Canton, Texas
- Canton Township, several
- Other places
- Canton, Cardiff, Wales
- Kanton Island, Kiribati (formerly Canton Island)
- Fictional
- Canton, the small town on Higgins' Moon where Jayne Cobb is a celebrated hero, from Firefly (TV series)