Etymology: < cantonizev. + -ationsuffix.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: cantoniˈzation.
The process of making cantonal; a division into cantons.
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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > an administrative division of territory > [noun] > dividing into
cantonization1936
1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 23 May 439/1 A cantonization after suppression of a serious revolt.
1949 A. KoestlerPromise & Fulfilm. xii. 132 A scheme of Cantonization prepared by the Colonial Office.
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