"the division of the land into small fields"

• the distribution of something separated into parts

  "the division of his estates between the two branches of his family"

• an instance of members of a legislative body separating into two groups to vote

  "the new clause was agreed without a division"

• the action of splitting the roots of a perennial plant into parts to be replanted separately, as a means of propagation

  "the plant can also be easily increased by division in autumn"

• the action of dividing a wider class into two or more subclasses

"a growing sense of division between north and south"

"no multiplication or division is necessary"

• the process of dividing a matrix, vector, or other quantity by another under specific rules to obtain a quotient

"the main divisions of the book"

• a major section of an organization, with responsibility for a particular area of activity

  "a retail division"

• a group of army brigades or regiments

  "an infantry division"

• a number of teams or competitors grouped together in a sport for competitive purposes according to such characteristics as ability or weight

  "the club will finish second in Division One"

• a part of a county, country, or city defined for administrative or political purposes

  "a licensing division of a district"

• a part of a county or borough forming a parliamentary constituency

  "he was MP for the Lancaster division of North Lancashire"

• a principal taxonomic category that ranks above class and below kingdom, equivalent to the phylum in zoology
• any subsidiary category between major levels of classification

"the villagers lived in a communal building and there were no solid divisions between neighbours"