subdivision

住宅団地、住宅地

まとめて建てられた家々、または一つの地域をなす住宅の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of houses built together or forming one neighborhood.

• They live in a quiet subdivision.
• A new subdivision is being built nearby.
• Several families moved into the subdivision last month.

類義語： housing development, housing estate

よく使う表現： new subdivision, residential subdivision, quiet subdivision

細分化、再分割

すでにある区分を、さらに小さな部分に分けること。

やさしい英語で： The act of separating an existing part into smaller parts.

• Further subdivision made the tasks easier.
• The subdivision of the land required permission.
• This system allows subdivision into smaller groups.

使い方： subdivision of something into something (The subdivision of each chapter into sections helped readers.)

類義語： division, partitioning

よく使う表現： further subdivision, subdivision of something, land subdivision

下位区分、細区分

より大きな区分や集団、区域の中にある小さな部分。

やさしい英語で： A smaller part of a larger part, group, or area.

• Each subdivision has its own leader.
• The map shows the country’s administrative subdivisions.
• This category includes a smaller subdivision for rare plants.

使い方： a subdivision of something (This district is a subdivision of the northern region.)

類義語： section, subsection, subgroup

よく使う表現： subdivision of something, administrative subdivision, smaller subdivision

分譲地

販売や開発のために、小さな区画に分けられた土地。

やさしい英語で： An area of land separated into smaller plots that can be sold or developed.

• The subdivision contains twenty plots.
• The council approved a new subdivision near the river.
• Roads must be built before plots in the subdivision are sold.

よく使う表現： land subdivision, approved subdivision, new subdivision