/kan ton", kan"ton/ for 1; /kan"tn/ for 2-5 , n.
1. Also called Kwangchow, Guangzhou, Kuangchou . Older Spelling. a seaport in and the capital of Guangdong province, in SE China, on the Zhu Jiang. 3,000,000.
2. a city in NE Ohio: location of the football Hall of Fame. 94,730.
3. a city in E Massachusetts. 18,182.
4. a city in W central Illinois. 14,626.
5. a town in central Mississippi. 11,116.