ignifies the treble part of a song; hence canto concertante, the treble of the little chorus, and canto ripieno, the treble of the grand chorus, or that which sings only now and then in particular places. Canto signifies the first treble, unless some other word be added to it, as secondo; in which case it denotes the second treble.

CANTON denotes a small district or country constituting a distinct government. Such are the cantons of Switzerland.

Canton, Quang-tong, or Koanton, one of the southern provinces of China, bounded on the north-east by Fukien, on the north by Kiang-si, on the west by Quang-si and the kingdom of Tonking, and everywhere else by the sea. The country is diversified with hills and plains, and the soil is in general so fertile that it produces two crops annually. See China.