one of the administrative divisions of a large city n
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a small administrative division of a country v
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the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port n a small administrative division of a country v provide housing for (military personnel) v divide into cantons, of a country
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the territorial and administrative division of some countries (such as France) n
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Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of the Ottoman Empire
