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canton
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | district |
| Synonyms: | billet, corner, county, division, part, quarter, section, subdivision |
| Main Entry: | county |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | province or district of area |
| Synonyms: | canton, constituency, division, shire |
| Main Entry: | department |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | section of organization, area |
| Synonyms: | administration, agency, area, arena, beat, board, branch, bureau, canton, circuit, commission, commune, constituency, division, force, office, parish, precinct, quarter, range, staff, station, subdivision, territory, tract, unit, ward |
| Main Entry: | lodge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stay at temporary residence |
| Synonyms: | abide, accommodate, bestow, board, bunk, canton, crash, domicile, dwell, entertain, harbor, hole up, hostel, house, locate, nest, park*, perch*, put up, quarter, rent, reside, room, roost, shelter, sojourn, squat, station, stay, stay over, stop |
| Antonyms: | leave |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | province |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule, responsibility |
| Synonyms: | arena, bailiwick, business, calling, canton, capacity, champaign, charge, colony, concern, county, demesne, department, dependency, district, division, domain, dominion, duty, employment, field, function, jurisdiction, line, office, orbit, part, post, pursuit, realm, region, role, section, shire, sphere, terrain, territory, tract, walk, work, zone |
| Main Entry: | quarter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | provide lodging |
| Synonyms: | accommodate, billet, board, bunk, canton, domicile, domiciliate, entertain, establish, harbor, house, install, lodge, place, post, put up, settle, shelter, station |
| Antonyms: | turn away |
| Main Entry: | ward |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | district |
| Synonyms: | area, canton, department, diocese, division, parish, precinct, quarter, territory, zone |
| Main Entry: | billet |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | housing |
| Synonyms: | berth, camp, canton, dwelling, harbor, house, hut, lodge, quarters, residence |
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