subdivision
noun
sub·di·vi·sion
ˈsəb-də-ˌvi-zhən 
1
: an act or instance of subdividing
2
: something produced by subdividing: such as
a
: a subordinate part of a larger whole
political subdivisions
b
: a tract of land surveyed and divided into lots for purposes of sale
especially
: one with houses built on it
3
: a category in botanical classification ranking below a division and above a class
Examples of subdivision in a Sentence
a political subdivision of the state
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To provide drinking water for his residents, Nunnally drilled wells into the ridge at the highest point in the subdivision and built a pump house out of limestone rock and hardy Dade County slash pine in the Mediterranean revival style.
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Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
It's been nearly five years since Ahmaud Arbery was shot to death in Satilla Shores, a subdivision on the Georgia coast.
—Debbie Elliott, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
The residence is one of five occupying The Acres, a landmark subdivision designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
Located just above several subdivisions of homes in the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood, many of the nearby residents were evacuated after the Sunset Fire broke out at around 5:30pm on Wednesday.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
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Nicolas Rivero, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
It's been nearly five years since Ahmaud Arbery was shot to death in Satilla Shores, a subdivision on the Georgia coast.
—Debbie Elliott, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
The residence is one of five occupying The Acres, a landmark subdivision designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
Located just above several subdivisions of homes in the Beachwood Canyon neighborhood, many of the nearby residents were evacuated after the Sunset Fire broke out at around 5:30pm on Wednesday.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
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subdivision
noun
sub·di·vi·sion
ˌsəb-də-ˈvizh-ən
1
: the act or process of subdividing
2
: one of the parts into which something is subdivided
Medical Definition
subdivision
noun
sub·di·vi·sion
ˈsəb-də-ˌvi-zhən
: a category in botanical classification ranking below a division and above a class
Legal Definition
subdivision
noun
sub·di·vi·sion
ˈsəb-də-ˌvi-zhən
1
: an act or instance of subdividing
obtain approval of his subdivision of the land
2
: a tract of land subdivided into lots
to provide streets and sewers for the subdivision
3
: a part made by subdividing
as prescribed in subdivision one of this section
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