subdivision

/ˌsʌbdɪˈvɪʒən/
noun
  1. A housing development or area of land that has been divided into smaller lots for building homes.
    • The subdivision has over a hundred houses, all built in the last five years.
    • She lives in a quiet subdivision on the edge of town.
    • They moved into a new subdivision with a community pool and park.
  2. The act or process of dividing something into smaller parts.
    • The company specializes in the subdivision of large properties.
    • Subdivision of the data into categories made it easier to analyze.
    • The subdivision of the estate took several months to complete.
  3. A smaller part or section formed by dividing something larger.
    • This department is a subdivision of the larger corporation.
    • The biology class studied the subdivisions of the animal kingdom.
    • Each chapter is a subdivision of the book's main topic.
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