Explore Cantonal through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like city or metropolis. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Cantonal meaning
Of, pertaining to, or divided into cantons.
Synonyms of Cantonal
Using Cantonal
- The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or divided into cantons.
- Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center, port.
- In the example corpus, cantonal often appears in combinations such as: the cantonal, cantonal parliament, cantonal authorities.
Context around Cantonal
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 6 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Cantonal
- In this selection, "cantonal" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, national, own, vaud, parliament, government and road stand out and add context to how "cantonal" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1831 the cantonal parliament withdrew and and the cantonal popular votes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "cantonal" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with cantonal
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
In 1831 the cantonal parliament withdrew all political power from the eleven city guilds. (14 words)
The cantonal codes of procedure, which remain in force until 2011, generally contain similar provisions. (15 words)
The cantonal parliament passed the measure in August 2003, even advancing the deadline to 2005. (15 words)
Official status in Switzerland and language politics In Switzerland, official language use is governed by the "territorial principle": Cantonal law determines which of the four national languages enjoys official status in which part of the territory. (36 words)
Romansh speaking German speaking Italian speaking further On the cantonal level, Romansh is an official language only in the trilingual canton of Graubünden, where the municipalities in turn are free to specify their own official languages. (36 words)
In a nationwide referendum in 1994, about 55% of voters endorsed the original anti-racism law against opposition by a small far-right party together with a conservative group fighting for cantonal autonomy. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
Authorities are meanwhile not in a position to give precise details on the reopening of the cantonal road to Saas-Fee.
Each envelope consists of a brochure explaining what each (national, cantonal, or communal) issue is all about, as well as the government’s position on each topic.
The referendum itself is in response to the cantonal parliament of Basel, which decided to fund ESC 2025 with a loan of 34,9 million francs.
Cantonal authorities held a rare Sunday news conference to announce new measures, including the closure of restaurants, bars, cinemas, gyms and other entertainment sites.
In a nationwide referendum in 1994, about 55% of voters endorsed the original anti-racism law against opposition by a small far-right party together with a conservative group fighting for cantonal autonomy.
On 29 September 2015 the Federal Court ruled that the mail-order retailing of non-prescription drugs as practised by Zur Rose and approved by the Cantonal Pharmacist was prohibited by law.
Mr Schneider-Ammann will be accompanied on his trip to Nigeria by a fifteen-strong delegation of Swiss business representatives, as well as by a number of members of parliament and cantonal councillors.
Switzerland needs 2,000 more police and a national police reserve, says Pierre Maudet, who heads the conference of cantonal police departments.
All of them have their own cantonal government, which is under the law of the Federation as a whole.
Constitutional amendments, whether introduced by initiative or in parliament, must be accepted by a double majority of the national popular vote and the cantonal popular votes.
Donat Cadruvi, at the time the president of the cantonal government, claimed that the Lia Rumantscha was trying to force the issue.
In 1831 the cantonal parliament withdrew all political power from the eleven city guilds.
In the Vaud cantonal school system, two years of non-obligatory pre-school are provided by the political districts.
Official status in Switzerland and language politics In Switzerland, official language use is governed by the "territorial principle": Cantonal law determines which of the four national languages enjoys official status in which part of the territory.
Romansh speaking German speaking Italian speaking further On the cantonal level, Romansh is an official language only in the trilingual canton of Graubünden, where the municipalities in turn are free to specify their own official languages.
Since the cantonal constitution explicitly named Sursilvan and Engadinese as the language of ballots, a referendum was launched to amend the relevant article.
That is a majority of 23 cantonal votes, because the result of the popular vote in the six traditional half-cantons each counts as half the vote of one of the other cantons.
The cantonal codes of procedure, which remain in force until 2011, generally contain similar provisions.
The cantonal parliament passed the measure in August 2003, even advancing the deadline to 2005.
The regulation of the employment by private employers is largely harmonized at the federal level, while public-sector employment still prevails a variety of cantonal laws.
Common combinations with cantonal
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: