Guangdong vs Canton - What's the difference?
guangdong | canton | Synonyms |
A division of a political unit.
* Davies
* Bishop Burnet
# One of the states comprising the Swiss Confederation.
# A subdivision of an arrondissement of France.
# A division of Luxembourg, Bosnia and Herzegovina, etc.
A small community or clan.
A subdivision of a flag, the rectangular inset on the upper hoist (i.e., flagpole) side (e.g., the stars of the US national flag are in a canton).
(heraldiccharge) A division of a shield occupying one third of the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a perpendicular line from the top meeting a horizontal line from the side.
* Evelyn
Canton is a synonym of guangdong.
As proper nouns the difference between guangdong and canton
is that guangdong is a populous province in China, located on the southern coast while Canton is the Chinese city of Guangzhou.As a noun canton is
a division of a political unit.As a verb canton is
to delineate as a separate district.guangdong
English
(wikipedia Guangdong)Alternative forms
* Kwangtung (obsolete)Synonyms
* Canton (historical)See also
* Guangzhou * Cantonesecanton
English
(wikipedia canton)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Alternative forms
* kantonNoun
(en noun)- that little canton of land called the "English pale"
- There is another piece of Holbein's, in which, in six several cantons , the several parts of our Saviour's passion are represented.
- The king gave us the arms of England to be borne in a canton in our arms.
