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Santon vs Kanton - What's the difference?

santon | kanton |

As nouns the difference between santon and kanton

is that santon is a muslim holy man while kanton is .

santon

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A Muslim holy man.
  • * 1818 , John Keats, "To J. H. Reynolds, Esq.":
    • Part of the building was a chosen see, / Built by a banished santon of Chaldee [...].
  • In France (originally Provence), a small, hand-painted, terracotta figurine of a nativity character.
  • * 1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 49:
    • Also we had brought a huge family of little santons of painted terracotta for the crêche.

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    kanton

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
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