subdivision
Pronunciation: [sʌbˌdɪˈvɪʒ.ən]
Context: "geography"
(noun) a part of a larger area that has been divided into smaller sections. For example, when land is divided into smaller lots for houses, each part is a subdivision.
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The new subdivision has many beautiful homes and parks for families.
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There are no subdivisions in the countryside; the land is open and wide.
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What features make a good subdivision for families?
Context: "organization"
(noun) a smaller section of a larger group or organization. It’s like when a big company has different parts, each focusing on something special, and those parts are called subdivisions.
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The company's marketing subdivision created an exciting new ad campaign.
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The finance subdivision did not perform well this year compared to last year.
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What tasks does the human resources subdivision handle?
Context: "mathematics"
(noun) a way of breaking something down into smaller parts or sections. In math, if you have a large shape and you divide it into smaller shapes, each smaller part is a subdivision.
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The teacher praised the students for their clear subdivisions of the shapes.
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The absence of subdivisions in the explanation made it hard to understand the problem.
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Can you show me the subdivisions of the area we measured?