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subdivision

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sub·di·vi·sion /ˌsʌbdəˈvɪʒən/ noun  1. [countable, uncountable]SEPARATE when something is subdivided, or the parts that result from doing this 再分,细分;进一步分成的部分2. [countable] American EnglishTBC an area of land that has been subdivided for building houses on 〔为建房而划分的〕一块土地
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subdivisionIn more than one case entire housing subdivisions have been sold before the first unit was constructed.He turns the plane toward a mountainside subdivision and grabs more papers from behind the cockpit.Normally, in order to maintain control over the use of subdivisions, each combination of main heading and subdivision must be approved.They have named the subdivision Renaissance.The subdivision of stock into subject groups calls for flexible and adroit administration.Topic subdivisions are subject subdivisions, for example, Engineering - Research 3.
sub·di·vi·sion nounChineseSyllable
Corpus the when that or is subdivided, something parts


subdivision
subdivision /ˌsʌbdəˈvɪʒən, ˌsʌbdɪˈvɪʒən/ noun
 Word Family: noun: divide, division, subdivision; adjective: dividedundivided, divisibleindivisible, divisive; verb: divide, subdivide
1. [uncountable and countable] when something is subdivided, or the parts that result from doing this
2. [countable] American English an area of land that has been subdivided for building houses on


sub·div·ision nounBrE /ˌsʌbdɪˈvɪʒn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌsʌbdɪˈvɪʒn/ 🔊 [uncountable] the act of dividing a part of sth into smaller parts 再分割;再分;细分BrE /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒn/ 🔊 [countable] one of the smaller parts into which a part of sth has been divided 进一步分成的部分;分支;分部a police subdivision (= the area covered by one particular police force) 警察部门下属的管辖分区subdivisions within the Hindu caste system印度教种姓制度内的不同等级BrE /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒn/ 🔊 [countable] (NAmE) an area of land that has been divided up for building houses on (分割成小块的)建房土地