noun

subdivision

housing development, subdivision, section, division

They live in a new subdivision.

They live in a new housing development.

The book's subdivision into chapters is logical.

The book's subdivision into chapters is logical.

((a subdivision)) of (sth.) a smaller part of a larger whole The book's subdivision into chapters is logical.

Synonyms: housing development, tract, section, part

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

Picture a large piece of land being 'divided' into 'sub'-sections for new houses.

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