an area composed of subdivided lots

the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided

a division of some larger or more complex organization; a branch of Congress; botany is a branch of biology; the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages

[ Syn: branch , arm ]

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical); he always turns first to the business section; the history of this work is discussed in the next section

[ Syn: section , section ]

a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided

[ Syn: subsection ]