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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No more than four people in this subdivision can be from the same party, meaning the sixth person will be a Democrat.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The Portage Redevelopment Commission agreed to a timeline Thursday for creating five residential tax increment financing districts for new subdivisions.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
That area had once been earmarked for a large subdivision similar to Tierrasanta.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The homes impacted the most from the flood were the residences along 16th Street in West Bend and in the Riversbend subdivision in Germantown.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
The Portage Redevelopment Commission agreed to a timeline Thursday for creating five residential tax increment financing districts for new subdivisions.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
That area had once been earmarked for a large subdivision similar to Tierrasanta.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
The homes impacted the most from the flood were the residences along 16th Street in West Bend and in the Riversbend subdivision in Germantown.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 28 Aug. 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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