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division

noun
  1. the act or process of splitting or partitioning
    “The division of the country affected the political and economic advantages that it previously had.”
  2. an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication
    “After days of practicing division, they finally understood the concept.”
  3. one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    “I wanted more of the pie, but I only got this small division.”
    partsection
  4. discord that splits a group
    “The division was caused by gender bias.”
    variance
  5. an army unit large enough to sustain combat
    “Two infantry divisions were held in reserve.”
  6. a group of ships of similar type
    “The division sailed from Savannah to the Port of Balanacan.”
    naval division
  7. a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
    “The division flew over 1000 miles to their destination.”
    air division
  8. an administrative unit in government or business
    “The divisions were responsible with taxing the society.”
  9. in biology, a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category
    “Aves is a division of Chordata.”
  10. a league ranked by quality
    “The players in the bronze division need a lot of practice before they can advance in ranking.”
    class