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A canto is the principal form of division in a long poem. It may also refer to:
Geography
- Canton Province, an older English name of Guangdong, in the South of China
- Capital city of Canton Province, an older English name of Guangzhou, the provincial capital of Guangdong
- Canto, alternative name of Cahto, California
Music
- The highest vocal part, the air or melody, in a piece of choral music
- Canto fermo, the melody forming the basis of a polyphonic composition
- Canto nuevo, a Latin American folk music style
- Canto (Charles Lloyd album), 1996
- Canto (Soler album), 2009
- Canto (Los Super Seven album), 2001
- Canto 34, A song by Five Finger Death Punch from their album War Is The Answer
People
- Félix González Canto (born 1968), Mexican politician
- Flávio Canto (born 1975), Brazilian athlete
- Miguel Canto (born 1948), boxing champion
- Dean Canto (born 1980), Australian racing driver
Other
- Canto, the popular press division of the Cambridge University Press
- Canto Software
- Canto (news aggregator), a terminal based feed reader
- Italian name for a corner where two streets meet. e.g. Canto ai Quattro Leoni, in Florence
- Canto (organization), 19th century Brazilian anti-slavery organizations
See also
- Canto General, Pablo Neruda's tenth book of poems
- Bel canto (disambiguation)
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