Subdivision (Noun)
Meaning 1
An area composed of subdivided lots.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The new subdivision on the outskirts of town has hundreds of homes with perfectly manicured lawns and tidy sidewalks.
- As the city grew, the surrounding farmland was carved up into a subdivision with row after row of identical houses.
- The subdivision near the school is particularly popular with young families who want to be within walking distance of the playground.
- After the real estate boom, the vacant lot adjacent to the park was developed into a pricey subdivision with multi-story townhouses.
- During the housing market surge, several nearby subdivisions sprouted up with McMansions that dwarfed the existing homes in the area.
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Meaning 2
The act of subdividing; division of something previously divided.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The company's revision of the subdivision boundaries caused controversy among the local residents.
- The government's subdivision of the large land area into smaller plots enabled more people to own homes.
- The city's plan for subdivision of the old industrial site into residential units was met with opposition from environmentalists.
- The biologist's subdivision of the plant species into distinct categories helped in classifying the newly discovered specimens.
- The subdivision of the plot of land into individual sections allowed for the construction of multiple small homes.
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Meaning 3
A division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages".
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The company structured its operations into several subdivisions, each responsible for a different geographic region.
- The philosophy department was a subdivision of the university's humanities college.
- The chemistry lab was a subdivision of the research institute's materials science division.
- The linguistic society organized its membership into subdivisions based on language of interest.
- The multinational corporation created a new subdivision dedicated to developing sustainable energy solutions.
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Meaning 4
A self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); "he always turns first to the business section"; "the history of this work is discussed in the next section".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The novel consists of four subdivisions, each focusing on a different character's perspective.
- The composer divided the symphony into three subdivisions, each with its own distinct theme.
- The research paper is organized into several subdivisions, including an introduction, literature review, and methodology.
- The textbook is divided into subdivisions that cover different time periods in American history.
- The poem is structured into subdivisions that reflect the changing seasons and the speaker's emotions.
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Meaning 5
A section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The city's new master plan includes a subdivision of the northern district into several smaller neighborhoods.
- The state is proposing a subdivision of the existing school district into three separate entities.
- The biologist carefully made a subdivision of the tissue sample into smaller cells for further analysis.
- The architect's design for the new hospital included a subdivision of the main building into separate wings.
- The accountant recommended a subdivision of the company's assets into smaller portfolios for easier management.