partition
noun [U] (NATIONAL DIVISION) /pɑːˈtɪʃ.ən/
/pɑːr-/ Definition
› the dividing of a country into separate countries or areas of government: The partition of India occurred in 1947.Government administration and organisationIsolating and separating
(Definition of partition noun (NATIONAL DIVISION) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- compartmentalize verb
- cone sth off phrasal verb
- cordon sth off phrasal verb
- cut sb/sth off phrasal verb
- demarcate verb
- insulate verb (COVER)
- insulation noun
- insulator noun
- intersect verb
- isolate verb
- isolation noun
- partition verb (DIVIDE COUNTRY)
- rope sth/somewhere off phrasal verb
- screen sth off phrasal verb
- segregate verb
- separate verb (MOVE APART)
- shut yourself off phrasal verb
- uncouple verb
- wrench verb
- zonal adjective
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