Definition of Subdivision

1. Noun. An area composed of subdivided lots.


2. Noun. The act of subdividing; division of something previously divided.

3. Noun. A division of some larger or more complex organization. "The Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"

4. Noun. A self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical). "The history of this work is discussed in the next section"

5. Noun. A section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided.
Exact synonyms: Subsection
Generic synonyms: Section, Segment

Definition of Subdivision

1. n. The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.

Definition of Subdivision

1. Noun. (countable uncountable) a division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided; to separate something ¹

2. Noun. such a piece that has been divided ¹

3. Noun. a parcel of land that has been divided into lots ¹

4. Noun. a group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Subdivision

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Subdivision

subdiscipline
subdisciplines
subdistrict
subdistricts
subdititious
subdivergences
subdividable
subdivide
subdivided
subdivider
subdividers
subdivides
subdividing
subdivine
subdivisible
subdivision (current term)
subdivision Ascomycota
subdivision Ascomycotina
subdivision Basidiomycota
subdivision Basidiomycotina
subdivision Coniferophytina
subdivision Cycadophyta
subdivision Cycadophytina
subdivision Deuteromycota
subdivision Deuteromycotina
subdivision Ginkgophytina
subdivision Gnetophytina
subdivision Mastigomycota
subdivision Mastigomycotina
subdivision Pinophytina

Literary usage of Subdivision

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biennial Report by Colorado Civil Service Commission (1910)
"the Civil Service Act, which were submitted to the Governor on November 14, 1910: Rule I, subdivision (1), shall be amended by striking out the last ..."

2. Assessment of Frameworks Useful for Public Land Recreation Planningby Stephen F. McCool by Stephen F. McCool (2008)
"(See County subdivision) Urban and Rural A-11 Urbanized Area (UA) A-12 Village (See Place) Virgin Islands (See Outlying Areas of the United States, ..."

3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1910)
"Weekly pay rolls of macadam work on roads, 1900. "First cause of action—paragraph 5, subdivision '!.' Claims not in minute book, ..."

4. Journal by New York (State). Legislature. Senate (1877)
"Section 3253, subdivision 1, strike out the words "the sum awarded, ... Same section, subdivision 7, line 7, at the end thereof insert the words " article ..."

5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1887)
"The following Is a copy of the will: died intestate as to that part of the estate mentioned in the fourth subdivision of the will. The decree of the circuit ..."

6. A Treatise on the Law of Surveying and Boundaries by Frank Emerson Clark (1922)
"subdivision of fractional sections.—It will be noted that in many fractional sections ... The subdivision lines should be determined by "running from the ..."

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