Definition of "subdivide"

(transitive, intransitive) To divide into smaller sections.

1. (real estate) To divide a plot of land into plots for residences; to convert open land into housing.  quotations  examples

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   • Several local families recorded plots of land as additions to the town's territory and subdivided them into house lots.

     1993, Historic American Building Survey, Town of Clayburg: Refractories Company Town, National Park Service, 3

(transitive, intransitive) To divide divisions into smaller divisions.  quotations  examples