noun

subdivision

subdivision, section, housing development

The book is organised into several subdivisions.

The book is organized into several subdivisions.

They live in a new housing subdivision.

They live in a new housing subdivision.

((of sth.)) a part of a larger group The report has a subdivision for each region.

Synonyms: section, part, category, branch

From the prefix 'sub-' (under) and 'division' (act of dividing). It literally means 'a division under a larger division'.

Imagine a large category being 'subdivided' into smaller parts, like chapters in a book.

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