Cantoning

/kænˈtoʊnɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of dividing into cantons; stationing troops in separate cantonal quarters; quartering soldiers in a canton.

Etymology

From canton as a verb plus the -ing suffix. Military quartering practices created this term, particularly in 18th-century European contexts when armies rotated through regional stations.

Kelly Says

'Cantoning' troops was a logistical genius move—spreading soldiers across villages meant locals bore less burden, soldiers avoided concentration rebellions, and supplies scattered more naturally across regions.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክልል ህዝብ ግንኙነት
kil-kil hizb gin-nyu-net
ARالعربية
إقامة في المقاطعة
i-qa-ma fi al-miq-a-ta
BNবাংলা
ক্যান্টন কর্ম
kan-ton kor-m
CACatalà
cantonament
kan-to-na-men-t
CSČeština
kantonský systém
kan-ton-sky sys-tem
DADansk
kantonsarbejde
kan-ton-sar-bejd
DEDeutsch
Kantonswesen
kan-to-ns-ve-sen
ELΕλληνικά
διοίκηση
dioikisi
ESEspañol
cantoneo
kan-to-neo
FAفارسی
فعالیت‌های شهری
fa-al-i-yat-ha-ye sha-hri
FISuomi
kantoniin liittyvä toiminta
kan-to-ni-in lie-ty-va to-iminta
FRFrançais
cantonnement
kan-to-nə-man
GUGU
કાંટોનમાં કાર્ય
kaan-ton-ma-an ka-r-ya
HAHA
aiki a kantoni
ai-ki a kan-to-ni
HEעברית
פעילות אזרחית
p'e-li-yot a-za-rit
HIहिन्दी
कैंटनिंग
kan-to-ning
HUMagyar
kantoni
kan-to-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
aktivitas kantong
ak-ti-vi-tas kan-tong
IGIG
nwụrụ ọrụ kantoni
nw-u-ru or-u kan-to-ni
ITItaliano
cantonamento
kan-to-na-men-to
JA日本語
地方自治
chih-hou-ji-chi
KKKK
кентік азаматтық
kent-ik a-za-mat-tyk
KMKM
កម្មវិធី ខេត្ត
kam-m-vi-thi khe-t
KO한국어
주민 활동
jumim hal-dong
MRMR
कॅन्टनमधील काम
kan-ton-ma-d-hil ka-am
MSBahasa Melayu
aktiviti kantong
ak-ti-vi-ti kan-tong
MYမြန်မာ
ပြည်နယ် လူမျိုး ဆက်ဆံ
pyi-ne-nei lu-myo-e se-k-se-san
NLNederlands
cantonering
kan-to-ne-ring
NONorsk
kantonsarbeid
kan-ton-sar-beid
PAPA
ਕੈਂਟਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੰਮ
kan-ton vi-ch kam
PLPolski
cantonowanie
kan-to-no-wa-nie
PTPortuguês
cantonamento
kan-to-na-men-to
RORomână
cantonare
kan-to-na-re
RUРусский
кантонирование
kan-to-ni-ro-vanie
SVSvenska
kantonsarbete
kan-ton-sar-be-te
SWKiswahili
shughuli ya kantoni
shu-gh-u-li ya kan-to-ni
TAதமிழ்
மாவட்ட செயல்
ma-va-tta-say-al
TEతెలుగు
జిల్లా చర్య
jil-la cha-rya
THไทย
กิจกรรมในจังหวัด
kit-kam-ram nai changwat
TLTL
paggawa sa kantong
pa-g-ga-wa sa kan-tong
TRTürkçe
cantonlama
kan-ton-la-ma
UKУкраїнська
кантонізація
kan-to-ni-za-tsiya
URاردو
کانتون کی سرگرمی
kan-ton ki sir-gar-mi
VITiếng Việt
hoạt động kantong
hoa-t-dong kan-tong
YOYO
ẹ̀kan tóò
e-kan to-o
ZH中文
乡民活动
xiāngmín huódòng
ZUZU
imiselo ye kantoni
i-mi-se-lo ye kan-to-ni

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