subdivision
noun- /ˌsʌbdɪˈvɪʒn//ˌsʌbdɪˈvɪʒn/[uncountable] the act of dividing a part of something into smaller parts
- Subdivision among major sections of the index is necessary.
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
- /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒn//ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒn/[countable] one of the smaller parts into which a part of something has been divided
- a police subdivision (= the area covered by one particular police force)
- subdivisions within the Hindu caste system
- /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒn//ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒn/[countable] (North American English) an area of land that has been divided up for building houses on
Check pronunciation:
subdivision