Noun

• S: (n) Guangzhou, Kuangchou, Kwangchow, Canton (a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port)
• part holonym
• S: (n) China, People's Republic of China, mainland China, Communist China, Red China, PRC, Cathay (a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world)
• instance
• S: (n) city, metropolis, urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts) "Ancient Troy was a great city"
• S: (n) port (a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country)
• S: (n) canton (a small administrative division of a country)

Verb

• S: (v) quarter, billet, canton (provide housing for (military personnel))
• S: (v) canton (divide into cantons, of a country)