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cantonize

cantonize verb: to divide into cantons or small districts.

Verb

cantonize (third-person singular simple present cantonizes, present participle cantonizing, simple past and past participle cantonized)

  1. (transitive) To divide into cantons or small districts.

Forms of cantonize

third-person singular presentcantonizes
present participlecantonizing
past participlecantonized
pastcantonized

Origin of cantonize

From canton + -ize.

Words formed from cantonize

Questions about cantonize

What does cantonize mean?
Cantonize means to divide into cantons or small districts.
What part of speech is cantonize?
Cantonize is a verb.
What is the past tense of cantonize?
The past tense of cantonize is cantonized.

Words near cantonize in the dictionary

  1. cantonising
  2. cantonist
  3. cantonists
  4. cantonization
  5. cantonizations
  6. cantonize
  7. cantonized
  8. cantonizes
  9. cantonizing
  10. cantonment
  11. cantonments

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