subdivision

[ suhb-di-vizh-uhn ]
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noun
  1. the act or fact of subdividing.

  2. a product of subdividing, as a section of a department.

  1. a portion of land divided into lots for real-estate development.

  2. Botany, Mycology. a category of related classes within a division or phylum.

Origin of subdivision

1
1545–55; <Late Latin subdīvīsiōn- (stem of subdīvīsiō), equivalent to subdīvīs(us) (past participle of subdīvīdere to subdivide) + -iōn--ion

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British Dictionary definitions for subdivision

subdivision

/ (ˈsʌbdɪˌvɪʒən) /


noun
  1. the process, instance, or state of being divided again following upon an earlier division

  2. a portion that is the result of subdividing

  1. US and Canadian a tract of land for building resulting from subdividing land

  2. Canadian a housing development built on such a tract

Derived forms of subdivision

  • subdivisional, adjective

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