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subdivision

American  
[suhb-di-vizh-uhn] / ˈsʌb dɪˌvɪʒ ən /

noun

  1. the act or fact of subdividing.

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

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

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

subdivision British  
/ 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

  3. a tract of land for building resulting from subdividing land

  4. a housing development built on such a tract

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Other Word Forms

  • subdivisional adjective

Etymology

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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