подразделение

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Russian

Etymology

подраздели́ть (podrazdelítʹ) +‎ -е́ние (-énije)

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Noun

подразделе́ние (podrazdelénijen inan (genitive подразделе́ния, nominative plural подразделе́ния, genitive plural подразделе́ний)

  1. (military) subdivision, sub-unit (refers to subordinate units such as the battalions, companies or platoons of a rifle regiment, or the battalions or batteries of an artillery regiment, etc.)
  2. division, subdivision, unit, department
    • 1877, Лев Толстой , “Часть II. Глава IV”, in Анна Каренина; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Anna Karenina, 1901:
      Петербу́ргский вы́сший круг, со́бственно, оди́н; все зна́ют друг дру́га, да́же е́здят друг к дру́гу. Но в э́том большо́м кру́ге есть свои́ подразделе́ния.
      Peterbúrgskij výsšij krug, sóbstvenno, odín; vse znájut drug drúga, dáže jézdjat drug k drúgu. No v étom bolʹšóm krúge jestʹ svoí podrazdelénija.
      The highest Petersburg society is essentially one: in it everyone knows everyone else, everyone even visits everyone else. But this great set has its subdivisions.

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