Meaning & use
partition
A wall, screen, or barrier that divides a room, space, or territory into separate parts.
See it in a sentence
A thin partition separated the two small offices in the shared workspace.
The 1947 partition of British India created the separate nations of India and Pakistan.
A note on using this word
"Partition" can describe a physical barrier in a building or the political division of a country or region.
Words with a similar meaning
dividerdivision
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To divide something, such as a room or territory, into separate parts.
The hard drive was partitioned into two sections for different operating systems.
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