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US/pɑːrˈtɪʃ.ən/
UK/pɑːˈtɪʃ.ən/
the division of a country or area into separate parts, or a wall that divides a room
In context
The partition of India in 1947 forced millions of people to move.
A thin partition separated the small office from the kitchen.
Many citizens opposed the partition of the island into two states.
Words that go with partition
noun + preposition
- the partition ofThe partition of the country caused decades of conflict.
adjective + noun
- glass partitionA glass partition kept the noise out of the meeting room.
- wooden partitionThey built a wooden partition to make a second bedroom.
- thin partitionThe thin partition let us hear every word next door.
verb + preposition
- call for partitionSome leaders called for partition to end the violence.
verb + noun
- erect a partitionWorkers erected a partition across the middle of the hall.