Temporary military living quarters. / A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to a body of troops for quarters. / (India) A permanent military station.

(dated) Guangzhou, the capital and largest city of Guangdong, China. / (dated) Guangdong, a province of China. / (dated) the Pearl River, a river in southern China. / A hamlet in Ontario, Canada.

Relating to the city of Guangzhou (Canton) or the province of Guangdong. / Relating to Cantonese people. / Relating to Cantonese language. / Relating to Cantonese food/cuisine.

(countable) An inhabitant of Canton; a person of Canton descent.

(obsolete, inorganic chemistry) A poorly-characterized phosphorescent substance obtained by calcining oyster-shells and sulfur.

(obsolete) a Dutch trading post, a branch office of the Dutch merchants

Of, pertaining to, or divided into cantons.

(uncountable, music) Cantonese popular music, originating from Guangdong (Canton) and Hong Kong.

plural of canton

plural of cantor