Subdivision — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an area composed of subdivided lots

the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˌʌbdᵻvˈɪʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌʌbdɪvˈɪʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌʌbdɪvˈɪʒən/

4 syllables Say it as /sˌʌbdᵻvˈɪʒən/.

Examples

a branch of Congress
botany is a branch of biology
the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

arm branch subsection section

Parts of Speech

noun	an area composed of subdivided lots
noun	the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided
noun	a division of some larger or more complex organization “a branch of Congress”
noun	a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical) “he always turns first to the business section”
noun	a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided

Word Forms

subdivide

verb

form into subdivisions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unterteilung

ein Bereich, der aus unterteilten Grundstücken besteht

🇪🇸Spanish

subdivisión

un área compuesta por lotes subdivididos

🇮🇹Italian

suddivisione

un'area composta da lotti suddivisi

🇳🇱Dutch

onderverdeling

een gebied bestaande uit onderverdeelde percelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

subdivisão

uma área composta por lotes loteados

🇷🇺Russian

подразделение

территория, состоящая из разделенных участков

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उपखंड

उपविभाजित भूखंडों से बना क्षेत्र

🇧🇩Bengali

উপবিভাগ

উপবিভক্ত লটের সমন্বয়ে গঠিত একটি এলাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

உட்பிரிவு

உட்பிரிவு செய்யப்பட்ட பகுதிகளால் ஆன பகுதி

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉపవిభాగం

ఉపవిభజన స్థలాలతో కూడిన ప్రాంతం

🇮🇳Marathi

उपविभाग

उपविभाजित लॉटने बनलेले क्षेत्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેટાવિભાગ

પેટાવિભાજિત લોટથી બનેલો વિસ્તાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಪವಿಭಾಗ

ಉಪವಿಭಾಗದ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಿಂದ ಕೂಡಿದ ಪ್ರದೇಶ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉപവിഭാഗം

ഉപവിഭജിച്ച ലോട്ടുകൾ അടങ്ങിയ ഒരു പ്രദേശം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਬ-ਡਿਵੀਜ਼ਨ

ਉਪ-ਵਿਭਾਜਿਤ ਲਾਟ ਨਾਲ ਬਣਿਆ ਇੱਕ ਖੇਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

ذیلی تقسیم

ذیلی تقسیم شدہ لاٹوں پر مشتمل ایک علاقہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

细分

由细分地块组成的区域

🇯🇵Japanese

細分化

細分化された敷地で構成されるエリア

🇰🇷Korean

재분

분할된 부지로 구성된 지역

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân khu

một khu vực bao gồm các lô được chia nhỏ

🇹🇭Thai

แผนกย่อย

พื้นที่ที่ประกอบด้วยการแบ่งย่อย

🇮🇩Indonesian

bagian

suatu area yang terdiri dari tanah-tanah yang terbagi-bagi

🇲🇾Malay

pecah bahagian

kawasan yang terdiri daripada lot-lot yang dipecah bahagi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقسيم فرعي

منطقة مكونة من قطع مقسمة

🇮🇷Persian

بخش فرعی

منطقه ای متشکل از قطعات فرعی

🇹🇷Turkish

alt bölüm

bölünmüş parsellerden oluşan bir alan

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַת מַחלָקָה

שטח המורכב מגרשים מחולקים

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The primary meaning of 'subdivision' is 'an area composed of subdivided lots'.

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