CANTONIZE

Etymology

Verb

cantonize (third-person singular simple present cantonizes, present participle cantonizing, simple past and past participle cantonized)

(transitive) To divide into cantons or small districts.

Source: Wiktionary


Can"ton*ize, v. i.

Definition: To divide into cantons or small districts.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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PREMATURELY

(adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; “the child was born prematurely”


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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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