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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Some houses in the Harvest Point subdivision will back up to the Kirkland Farms neighborhood, but landscape buffering is planned and no roads are expected to connect the two subdivisions.
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
The company also has two $2.7 million homes in Eagle’s Terra View subdivision and a $1.75 million estate in Eagle.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2025
Across seventeen pages, many divisions and subdivisions were shaded blood-red.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
An Article 78 proceeding seeks to annul the preliminary subdivision approval granted by the Town of Smithtown Planning Board.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
The company also has two $2.7 million homes in Eagle’s Terra View subdivision and a $1.75 million estate in Eagle.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 21 Apr. 2025
Across seventeen pages, many divisions and subdivisions were shaded blood-red.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
An Article 78 proceeding seeks to annul the preliminary subdivision approval granted by the Town of Smithtown Planning Board.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for subdivision
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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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