Canton and Field

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Canton noun - A small administrative division of a country.

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Field and canton are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Field" instead a noun "Canton".

Nearby Words: cantonment, cantonal, cantonese, cantoned

Field noun - A small area of usually open land.

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Canton and field are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Canton" instead a noun "Field".

Nearby Words: fielded, fielding, fielder

Smart Ball: Canton's theory of the creatures' origins is completely out of left field.

Source: Film / Deep Rising
The red field was first used in 1800 and was based on the banner of the Canton of Schwyz, one of the three founding cantons of Switzerland (along with Uri and Unterwalden) and de facto leader, thus giving the nation its name.

Source: Useful Notes / Switzerland
The sky blue field symbolizes (the still-elusive) peace, crossed by a diagonal stripe colored red with the (much-shed) blood of the fallen throughout the country's turbulent history; its yellow fimbriations symbolize wealth; and the golden star at the canton symbolizes hopes for a better future.

Source: Useful Notes / Democratic Republic of the Congo

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