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subdivision

[ suhb-di-vizh-uh n ]
/ ˈsʌb dɪˌvɪʒ ən /
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noun

the act or fact of subdividing.
a product of subdividing, as a section of a department.
a portion of land divided into lots for real-estate development.
Botany, Mycology. a category of related classes within a division or phylum.

RELATED WORDS

tract, development, group, community, subsidiary, class, subclass

Nearby words

subdiaconal, subdiaconate, subdigastric node, subdistrict, subdivide, subdivision, subdominant, subdual, subduct, subduction, subduction zone

Origin of subdivision

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

the process, instance, or state of being divided again following upon an earlier division
a portion that is the result of subdividing
US and Canadian a tract of land for building resulting from subdividing land
Canadian a housing development built on such a tract

Derived Forms

subdivisional, adjective
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