Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
SUBDIVISION
subdivision
(noun) the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided
subsection, subdivision
(noun) a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided
section, subdivision
(noun) 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”
branch, subdivision, arm
(noun) 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”
subdivision
(noun) an area composed of subdivided lots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
subdivision (countable and uncountable, plural subdivisions)
(countable, uncountable) A division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided.
(countable) Such a piece that has been divided.
(countable) A parcel of land that has been divided into lots.
(countable) A group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area.
(Philippines) A gated community.
Verb
subdivision (third-person singular simple present subdivisions, present participle subdivisioning, simple past and past participle subdivisioned)
(uncommon) To separate something into smaller pieces.
Source: Wiktionary
Sub`di*vi"sion, n. Etym: [L. subdivisio: cf. F. subdivision.]
1. The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller parts.
2. A part of a thing made by subdividing. In the decimal table, the subdivision of the cubit, as span, palm, and digit, are deduced from the shorter cubit. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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