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Canton

A canton is:
  • a subordinary in heraldry occupying the (shield holder's) upper right-hand ("dexter") ninth of the field
Canton Island (together with Enderbury Island) formed an area disputed by the United States of America and the United Kingdom in the Pacific Ocean during the 1930s -- see Canton and Enderbury Islands. (The island is now the property of The Republic of Kiribati and spelled Kanton Island.)

 

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