What does division in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word division in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use division in French.

The word division in French means division, section of a whole, division, league, administrative district, administrative area, armoured division, cell division, complex division, league division 6, , division of work, territorial division, major general, air chief marshal, do long division, first division. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word division

division

nom féminin (répartition)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Napoléon organisa la division de la France en départements.
Napoleon organized the division of France into areas known as départements.

section of a whole

nom féminin (partie d'un tout)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La seconde est une division de la minute.
A second is a section of a whole minute.

division

nom féminin (Maths : opération de base) (Mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La division est l'une des quatre opérations d'arithmétique.
Division is one of the four arithmetic operations.

league

nom féminin (Sports : groupe d'équipes) (Sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le SM Caen est monté en première division cette année.
SM Caen went up into the first division this year.

administrative district, administrative area

nom féminin (circonscription)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La commune, la région et le département sont les principales divisions administratives.

armoured division

nom féminin (unité militaire) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

cell division

nom féminin (reproduction des cellules)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

complex division

nom féminin (opération arithmétique) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

league division 6

nom féminin (France (football : ligue régionale) (French football)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

nom féminin (section élitiste)

division of work

nom féminin (répartition des tâches)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

territorial division

nom féminin (organisation d'une zone)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

major general

nom masculin (grade militaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les généraux de division ont trois étoiles.

air chief marshal

nom masculin (général 3 étoiles d'armée de l'air) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

do long division

locution verbale (Maths : écrire une division)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

first division

nom féminin (Sports : catégorie la plus élevée)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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