partition
noun
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
partitioned
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past participleof partition.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof partition.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
partitionnouna division into or distribution in portions or shares.
Example Sentences
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In 1880, three-quarters of all Jews in the world lived in Eastern Europe—specifically, in the territory of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, partitioned a century before by Austria, Prussia and Russia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Instead, the justices together gravitated toward something else entirely: a problem about time, causation, and whether constitutional authority can be temporally partitioned.
From Slate ● Jan. 8, 2026
The fall of El-Fasher gave paramilitaries control over all five state capitals in Darfur, raising fears that Sudan would effectively be partitioned along an east-west axis.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
The Kashmir dispute dates back to 1947, when India got independence from British rule and was partitioned to create Pakistan.
From BBC ● May 12, 2025
The attic of our home was partitioned into two small rooms.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
