subdivision

About 3.16 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided.
2. noun Such a piece that has been divided.

   Work on one subdivision at a time.

3. noun A parcel of land that has been divided into lots.
4. noun A group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area.

   They're putting in a new subdivision out past Black Ranch Road.

5. noun A gated community located within a barangay.
6. verb To separate something into smaller pieces.

Similar words

division partition partitioning segmentation sectionalization section subsection arm branch compartmentalization

Often followed by

of and is thereof into in or plan regulations

Word family

subdivisions