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UK [dɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n] / US noun
Word forms "division":
singular division plural divisions

1)

a) [countable/uncountable] the process of separating people or things into smaller groups or parts

division of:

Civil war eventually led to a permanent division of the country.

division of something into something:

Many parents opposed the division of the classes into different sets.

b) the process of separating something into smaller parts and sharing it among two or more people

division of:

the division of the land after the previous owner died

division of something between/among someone:

a fair division of responsibilities among the members of the committee

2) [countable] one of the parts into which a large organization is divided

the company's electronics division

a) a large section in a military force that consists of several smaller units

armoured divisions

b) one of the groups of football teams in a league

Premier/First/Second etc Division:

They were promoted to the First Division last year.

3) [countable/uncountable] maths a calculation in mathematics of how many times a number is contained in a larger number

See:

long division

4) [countable/uncountable] a disagreement between people, especially between people who belong to the same group

The argument revealed deep divisions in the ranks of the Party.

5) [countable] a difference in the way that people within the same community or country live, how much money they have, how educated they are etc

the growing division between rich and poor

6) [countable] a system in which members of the British Parliament go into one of two separate places in order to vote for or against a particular issue

7) [countable/uncountable] biology the process by which the cells in plants and animals divide to form new cells