n. 25B6; noun
the division of the island 007C; cell division : DIVIDING (UP), breaking up, break-up, carving up, splitting, dissection, bisection; partitioning, separation, segregation.
the division of his estates : SHARING OUT, dividing up, parcelling out, dishing out, allocation, allotment, apportionment; splitting up, carving up; informal divvying up.
the division between nomadic and urban cultures : DIVIDING LINE, divide, boundary, borderline, border, demarcation line.
each class is divided into nine divisions : SECTION, subsection, subdivision, category, class, group, grouping, set, family.
an independent division of the executive : DEPARTMENT, branch, arm, wing, sector, section, subsection, subdivision, subsidiary.
the causes of social division : DISUNITY, disunion, conflict, discord, disagreement, dissension, disaffection, estrangement, alienation, isolation.