subdivision

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ division.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒən/

Noun

subdivision (countable and uncountable, plural subdivisions)

(countable, uncountable) A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided.
(countable) Such a piece that has been divided.
Work on one subdivision at a time.
(countable) A parcel of land that has been divided into lots.
(countable) A group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area.
They're putting in a new subdivision out past Black Ranch Road.
(Philippines) A gated community.

Derived terms

subdiv.

Translations

division into smaller pieces of something

Finnish: jakaminen (fi), jako (fi), osittaminen (fi); lohkominen (fi) (land surveying)
Galician: subdivisión f
Maori: wāhanga

Romanian: subdiviziune (ro) f
Scots: subdiveesion

such a piece that has been divided

Finnish: jae (fi)

parcel of land

Estonian: allüksus
Finnish: tonttimaa
Hungarian: alosztály (hu), felosztás (hu)

Ido: subdividuro (io)
Spanish: lotificación

group of houses

Estonian: allüksus
Finnish: talot (fi) pl
Hungarian: felosztás (hu), alosztály (hu)

Ido: subdividuro (io)
Spanish: lotificación

Verb

subdivision (third-person singular simple present subdivisions, present participle subdivisioning, simple past and past participle subdivisioned)

To separate something into smaller pieces.
Subdivide the sentence into pieces and understand it a bit at a time.

Translations

to separate into smaller pieces

Finnish: jakaa (fi)

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