subdivisionnoun
uk/ˈsʌb.dɪˌvɪʒ.ən//ˌsʌb.dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/us/ˈsʌb.dɪˌvɪʒ.ən//ˌsʌb.dɪˈvɪʒ.ən/[ C or U ] any of the parts into which something is divided, or the act of creating these:
Each category has several subdivisions.
They agreed that subdivision of the house into apartments would be a good idea.
[ C ] US UK housing estate an area containing a large number of houses or apartments built close together at the same time
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Words meaning parts of things
- back end
- bifurcation
- body
- branch
- cartridge
- chunk
- compartment
- element
- item
- module
- neck
- piece
- section
- segment
- segmental
- side
- snatch
- sub
- subsection
- third
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