"Division" meaning in German

See Division in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /diviˈzi̯oːn/, [diviˈzi̯oːn] Audio: De-Division.ogg , De-at-Division.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiō in the arithmetical sense and from French division in the military sense. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|la|dīvīsiō}} Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiō, {{bor|de|fr|division}} French division Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Division f (genitive Division, plural Divisionen) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Division [genitive], Divisionen [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Division [nominative, singular], Divisionen [definite, nominative, plural], Division [genitive, singular], Divisionen [definite, genitive, plural], Division [dative, singular], Divisionen [dative, definite, plural], Division [accusative, singular], Divisionen [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (mathematics) division (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Division-de-noun-5PmhZwDs Categories (other): Mathematics, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (military) division (military formation) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Division-de-noun-qJevxflR Categories (other): Military, German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Teilen [arithmetics, mathematics, sciences], Teilung [arithmetics, mathematics, sciences], Dividieren [arithmetics, mathematics, sciences], Großverband [military, war, government, politics], militärischer Truppenteil [military, war, government, politics] Related terms: Divisionsgeneral, Divisionskommandeur, Divisionsrechnung, Divisionsrest, Divisionszeichen, Ehrendivision, Heeresdivision, Luftlandedivision, Panzerdivision, Truppendivision

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “arithmetics”",
      "word": "Malnehmen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “arithmetics”",
      "word": "Vervielfachung"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “arithmetics”",
      "word": "Multiplikation"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “arithmetics”",
      "word": "Multiplizieren"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "la",
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "division"
      },
      "expansion": "French division",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Latin dīvīsiō in the arithmetical sense and from French division in the military sense.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Division",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Divisionen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Division",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Divisionen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Division",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Divisionen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Division",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Divisionen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Division",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Divisionen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "Division f (genitive Division, plural Divisionen)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Di",
        "vi",
        "si",
        "on"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Divisionsgeneral"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Divisionskommandeur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Divisionsrechnung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Divisionsrest"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Divisionszeichen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Ehrendivision"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Heeresdivision"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Luftlandedivision"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Panzerdivision"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "word": "Truppendivision"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Mathematics",
          "orig": "de:Mathematics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "68 32",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "division (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Division-de-noun-5PmhZwDs",
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          "mathematics"
        ],
        [
          "division",
          "division"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(mathematics) division (arithmetic: process of dividing a number by another)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Military",
          "orig": "de:Military",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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        [
          "military",
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        ],
        [
          "division",
          "division"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(military) division (military formation)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/diviˈzi̯oːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[diviˈzi̯oːn]"
    },
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    },
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  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "topics": [
        "arithmetics",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "Teilen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "topics": [
        "arithmetics",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "Teilung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "topics": [
        "arithmetics",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "Dividieren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "topics": [
        "military",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ],
      "word": "Großverband"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "46 54",
      "topics": [
        "military",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ],
      "word": "militärischer Truppenteil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Division"
}
{
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    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “arithmetics”",
      "word": "Malnehmen"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “arithmetics”",
      "word": "Vervielfachung"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “arithmetics”",
      "word": "Multiplikation"
    },
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “arithmetics”",
      "word": "Multiplizieren"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
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    "German feminine nouns",
    "German lemmas",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms borrowed from French",
    "German terms borrowed from Latin",
    "German terms derived from French",
    "German terms derived from Latin",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      "name": "bor+"
    },
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    }
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      "form": "Division",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Divisionen",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Division",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Divisionen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Division",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Divisionen",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Division",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Divisionen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Division",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Divisionen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        "Di",
        "vi",
        "si",
        "on"
      ]
    }
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  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Divisionsgeneral"
    },
    {
      "word": "Divisionskommandeur"
    },
    {
      "word": "Divisionsrechnung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Divisionsrest"
    },
    {
      "word": "Divisionszeichen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ehrendivision"
    },
    {
      "word": "Heeresdivision"
    },
    {
      "word": "Luftlandedivision"
    },
    {
      "word": "Panzerdivision"
    },
    {
      "word": "Truppendivision"
    }
  ],
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        "de:Mathematics"
      ],
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      ],
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          "mathematics",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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      ],
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        ],
        [
          "division",
          "division"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/diviˈzi̯oːn/"
    },
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    },
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    {
      "topics": [
        "arithmetics",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "Teilen"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "arithmetics",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "Teilung"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "arithmetics",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences"
      ],
      "word": "Dividieren"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "military",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ],
      "word": "Großverband"
    },
    {
      "topics": [
        "military",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ],
      "word": "militärischer Truppenteil"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Division"
}

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