部 — meaning in English

English meaning

• club noun A group of people who join together for a shared interest or purpose, such as sport or recreation.
• division noun The act of splitting something into separate parts, or one of those resulting parts.
• part noun A piece or portion of something larger.

Senses

部 is used for these senses in English:

• club (countable) An association of members joining together for some common purpose, especially sports or recreation.
• division A usually high-level section of a large company or conglomerate.
• division (music) A florid instrumental variation of a melody in the 17th and 18th centuries, originally conceived as the dividing of each of a succession of long notes into several short ones.
• part A section of a document.

club — full definition

1. noun A group of people who join together for a shared interest or purpose, such as sport or recreation.
2. noun A heavy stick used as a weapon, or (in sports) an implement used to strike a ball, such as in golf.
3. noun A venue offering entertainment, especially music and dancing (a nightclub).
4. verb To hit someone or something with a heavy stick or similar object.
5. verb To join together to form a group, or to pool money for a shared purpose.

division — full definition

1. noun The act of splitting something into separate parts, or one of those resulting parts.
2. noun In mathematics, the process of calculating how many times one number contains another.
3. noun A large military unit, usually made up of several brigades.
4. noun Disagreement or a difference of opinion between groups.
5. noun A league or grouping of sports teams competing at a similar level.

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