subdivision (ˈsʌbdɪˌvɪʒən
)
Definitions
noun
- the process, instance, or state of being divided again following upon an earlier division
- a portion that is the result of subdividing
- US Canadian a tract of land for building resulting from subdividing land
- Canadian a housing development built on such a tract
Alternative Forms
ˌsubdiˈvisional adjectiveUsage examples
It was not until the mid-1950s that'the subdivision of infancy took on its modern form '.
Spiked (2004)But on the more established east side of Brampton, the resale market tends to trump subdivision action.
Globe and Mail (2003)The widespread subdivision of rural lands into many lots led to the 1973 passage of the Vermont gains tax on land sales.
, Rural Land-Use Planning in Developed Nations (1989)