canton

州、カントン

スイスを構成する州の一つ。

やさしい英語で： One of the states that together make up Switzerland.

• Zurich is a Swiss canton.
• Tax rates differ between cantons.
• She lives in the canton of Geneva.

よく使う表現： Swiss canton, canton of Zurich

カントン、行政区

国の中で、独自の地方政府や行政機関を持つ地域。

やさしい英語で： An area within a country that has its own local government or administration.

• The map shows the boundaries of each canton.
• Every canton has a local administrative office.
• The reform created three new cantons.

類義語： district

よく使う表現： rural canton, canton boundary

カントン

フランスの県の中にある、より小さな行政区域。

やさしい英語で： A smaller administrative area within a French department.

• This French canton contains several villages.
• Voters in the canton chose their council representatives.
• The department is divided into a number of cantons.

類義語： district

よく使う表現： French canton, rural canton

カントン

ルクセンブルクやボスニア・ヘルツェゴビナなどの行政区域。

やさしい英語で： An administrative area in countries such as Luxembourg or Bosnia and Herzegovina.

• The canton of Sarajevo has its own government.
• This Luxembourg canton contains several municipalities.
• They moved to another canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

類義語： district

よく使う表現： canton of Sarajevo, Luxembourg canton

区画する

境界を定めて、独立した区域として区切る。

やさしい英語で： To mark out an area as a separate district.

• Officials cantoned the valley as a separate district.
• The decree cantons this area under a new name.
• They proposed to canton the northern territory.

類義語： demarcate, mark out

よく使う表現： canton an area, canton a district

カントンに分割する

国や地域を、別々の行政区域に分ける。

やさしい英語で： To divide a country or region into separate administrative areas.

• The government cantoned the province into smaller areas.
• The proposal would canton the country along existing boundaries.
• Officials debated how to canton the region.

使い方： canton something into something (The rulers cantoned the territory into ten districts.)

類義語： divide, partition

よく使う表現： canton a region, canton a country

宿営させる

軍用に徴用した住民の家に兵士を泊まらせる。

やさしい英語で： To place soldiers in homes taken for military use from local people.

• The commander cantoned his troops in nearby villages.
• Officers were cantoned in houses along the main road.
• The army planned to canton another regiment there.

使い方： canton someone in something (They cantoned the soldiers in local homes.)

類義語： billet, quarter

よく使う表現： canton troops, canton an army

宿営する

兵士が、軍から割り当てられた住民の家に泊まる。

やさしい英語で： For soldiers, to stay in local homes assigned to them by the army.

• The troops cantoned in the village for winter.
• His regiment cantons in homes near the border.
• The soldiers expected to canton there until spring.

使い方： canton in something (The regiment cantoned in houses around the town.)

類義語： quarter, billet

よく使う表現： canton in something, troops canton