canton

(noun) a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port. Synonyms: Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton.

(noun) a small administrative division of a country.

(verb) provide housing for (military personnel). Synonyms: quarter, billet.

(verb) divide into cantons, of a country.