cantonaladj.
/ˈkantənəl/ Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a canton.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [adjective]
cantonal1842
districtual1849
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > a land or country > part of country or district > [adjective]
regional?a1425
locala1639
cantonal1842
departmental1883
society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [adjective] > relating to divisions in France
presidial1576
departmental1791
communal1796
cantonal1842
1842 Penny Cycl. XXIII. 426/1 In Switzerland several of the cantonal governments were parties to the bargain.
1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece IV. ii. xxxi. 176 It is well known..how unalterable are parochial or cantonal boundaries.
1861 M. Arnold Pop. Educ. France 41 The formation of cantonal committees, to watch over the..primary schools.
Derivatives
ˈcantonalism n. a cantonal system or principle.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > principles of or attachment to types of government > [noun] > provincial or local autonomy
provincialism1822
municipalism1851
communalism1871
communism1871
cantonalism1873
1873 Echo 13 Sept. 5/1.
1884 Contemp. Rev. June 887 The Vaudois Government..has..come back to Cantonalism.
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adj.1842