subdivision

A group of houses built together or forming one neighborhood.

• They live in a quiet subdivision.
• A new subdivision is being built nearby.
• Several families moved into the subdivision last month.

Similar words: housing development, housing estate

Common phrases: new subdivision, residential subdivision, quiet subdivision

The act of separating an existing part into smaller parts.

• Further subdivision made the tasks easier.
• The subdivision of the land required permission.
• This system allows subdivision into smaller groups.

How to use it: subdivision of something into something (The subdivision of each chapter into sections helped readers.)

Similar words: division, partitioning

Common phrases: further subdivision, subdivision of something, land subdivision

A smaller part of a larger part, group, or area.

• Each subdivision has its own leader.
• The map shows the country’s administrative subdivisions.
• This category includes a smaller subdivision for rare plants.

How to use it: a subdivision of something (This district is a subdivision of the northern region.)

Similar words: section, subsection, subgroup

Common phrases: subdivision of something, administrative subdivision, smaller subdivision

An area of land separated into smaller plots that can be sold or developed.

• The subdivision contains twenty plots.
• The council approved a new subdivision near the river.
• Roads must be built before plots in the subdivision are sold.

Common phrases: land subdivision, approved subdivision, new subdivision