noun (n)

• an army unit large enough to sustain combat(noun.group)

  Example:
  Two infantry divisions were held in reserve.
  

  source: wordnet30
• one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole(noun.cognition)

  Example:
  The BBC's engineering division.
  

  Synonym:
  part, section
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act or process of dividing(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• an administrative unit in government or business(noun.group)

  source: wordnet30
• discord that splits a group(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  variance
  

  source: wordnet30
• a league ranked by quality(noun.group)

  Example:
  Princeton is in the NCAA Division 1-AA.
  

  Synonym:
  class
  

  source: wordnet30
• (biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category(noun.group)

  source: wordnet30
• (botany) taxonomic unit of plants corresponding to a phylum(noun.group)

  source: wordnet30
• a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings(noun.group)

  Synonym:
  air division
  

  source: wordnet30
• a group of ships of similar type(noun.group)

  Synonym:
  naval division
  

  source: wordnet30
• an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed(noun.act)

  source: wordnet30
• the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  partition, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.(noun)

  source: webster1913