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  1. 🔊/ˌsʌbdɪˈvɪʒn/
    🔊/ˌsʌbdɪˈvɪʒn/
     [uncountable] the act of dividing a part of something into smaller parts再分割；再分；细分
    • Subdivision among major sections of the index is necessary.有必要在索引的主要部分之间进行细分。
  2. 🔊/ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒn/
    🔊/ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒn/
     [countable] one of the smaller parts into which a part of something 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
  3. 🔊/ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒn/
    🔊/ˈsʌbdɪvɪʒn/
     [countable] (North American English) an area of land that has been divided up for building houses on（分割成小块的）建房土地