kanton

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proper noun

An island of Kiribati.

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Meanings

kanton1

nounkanton (plural kantons)

plural kantons

  1. alternativeAlternative form of canton.

Kanton2

proper noun
  1. An island of Kiribati.

    I extend also words of thanks to Neeti Komeri who supervised the census operation in the Line islands, and to Kairoronga who kindly agreed to enumerate people on Kanton island.

    2016 September 1, “2015 POPULATION AND HOUSING CENSUS”, in National Statistics Office Ministry of Finance^(https://web.archive.org/web/20190819052204/https://www.mfed.gov.ki/sites/default/files/2015%20Population%20Census%20Report%20Volume%201(final%20211016).pdf), archived from the original on 19 Aug 2019, page 2
  2. A village on Kanton, Kiribati.
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APA

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