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cantonal

/ˈkæntənəl/KAN-tuh-nuhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈkæntənəl/KAN-tuh-nuhl

Meaningrelating to a canton

Common meaning: to do with a canton

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Journey through time

  1. Italiancanto‘an edge’source
  2. Italiancantone‘a nook’source
  3. Frenchcantonsource
  4. Englishcanton‘a district of a country’
  5. Englishformed in English from cantoncantonal‘to do with a canton’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from canton + -al.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CANTON, p.92 · scan

Source words

  • canto Italian · source word “an edge, corner”

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