having a center strip, as of turf, separating traffic moving in opposite directions
a divided highway
c.
having distinct indentations or notches reaching to the base or midrib, as in certain compound leaves
2.
disagreeing or differing in opinion
Examples of 'divided' in a sentence
divided
But our common political systems have left us with two angry, divided and anxious nations today.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The majority of the contributors insist that it remains a divided country.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He wants a weak, divided neighbour.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Our country is a divided crime scene, and it will only get worse!
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The overwhelming MAJORITY of the contributors insist that it remains a divided country.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Is Britain a more divided, harsher nation?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Apart from being a brilliant if flawed politician, he was up against a divided and unpopular Opposition.
The Sun (2012)
All related terms of 'divided'
divide
When people or things are divided or divide into smaller groups or parts, they become separated into smaller parts.
divided skirt
women's flared trousers cut to look like a skirt
divided highway
A divided highway is a road which has two lanes of traffic travelling in each direction with a strip of grass or concrete down the middle to separate the two lots of traffic.
divided nation
The nation is sometimes used to refer to all the people who live in a particular country.
divide up
If you divide something up , you separate it into smaller or more useful groups.
experts are divided
An expert is a person who is very skilled at doing something or who knows a lot about a particular subject.
divide off
If something divides an area off , it forms a barrier that keeps it separate from another area.
dual carriageway
A dual carriageway is a road which usually has two lanes of traffic travelling in each direction with a strip of grass or concrete down the middle to separate the two lots of traffic.