noun
subdivision
SUHB-dih-vih-zhuhn
noun
1
The act of splitting something that is already divided into even smaller parts.
"The subdivision of the old estate created dozens of smaller building plots."
2
A residential area of houses built on land that was divided up for development.
"They bought a new-build home in a quiet suburban subdivision."
verb
1
To split something into smaller pieces.
"The developer subdivided the farmland into forty lots."
How to Use Subdivision
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the act of splitting something into smaller parts, or (in American usage especially) a housing development built on divided land.
Common pairings
residential subdivision
subdivide land
Word Forms
subdivisioned past tense, subdivisions plural, subdivisions singular
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Etymology
From sub- ("further, additionally") plus division.