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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDivided
/dɪˈvaɪ.dɪd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Separated into parts or groups.
"The community was divided over the new policy."
- 1
Past tense of divide; to separate into parts.
"The cake was divided among the children."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'divided' originates from the Latin 'dividere', meaning 'to separate or distribute'. It evolved through Old French 'diviser' before entering Middle English as 'dividen', reflecting a shift from a physical separation to a more abstract notion of division in various contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Divided" is said worldwide
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Divisé
Transliteration: dee-vee-zay
"La communauté était divisée sur la nouvelle politique."
Geteilt
Transliteration: geh-taylt
"Die Gemeinschaft war über die neue Politik geteilt."
Diviso
Transliteration: dee-vee-so
"La comunità era divisa sulla nuova politica."
Dividido
Transliteration: dee-bee-dee-do
"La comunidad estaba dividida sobre la nueva política."
Dividido
Transliteration: dee-vee-jee-do
"A comunidade estava dividida sobre a nova política."
विभाजित
Transliteration: vibhajit
"समुदाय नई नीति पर विभाजित था।"
分开
Transliteration: fēn kāi
"社区在新政策上分开。"
나뉜
Transliteration: na-nwun
"커뮤니티는 새로운 정책에 대해 나뉘었다."
分けられた
Transliteration: wakerareta
"コミュニティは新しい政策について分けられた。"
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