Hyphenation of Canton

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word Canton? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

Can-ton

Definitions of Canton:

1.	A city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China The capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
2.	A small administrative division of a country
3.	Provide housing for (military personnel)
4.	Divide into cantons, of a country

Synonyms of Canton:

noun	Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton, city, metropolis, urban center, port
noun	administrative district, administrative division, territorial division
verb	quarter, billet, lodge, accommodate
verb	divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.