One of the mysteries of the English language finally explained.
Synonyms of division in English:
division
See definition of division
noun
1‘they protested against the division of the island’
dividing, dividing up, breaking up, break-up, cutting up, carving up, severance, splitting, dissection, bisection, cleaving
partitioning, separation, segregation, disconnection, detachment
2‘she supervised the division of his estates’
sharing out, dividing up, parcelling out, allocation, allotment, apportionment, distribution, dispensation, disbursement
splitting up, carving up, slicing up
informal divvying up, dishing out
integration
3‘the division between nomadic and urban cultures’
dividing line, divide, boundary, boundary line, borderline, border, partition, margin, demarcation line, line of demarcation, cut-off point
4‘each of these classes is divided into nine divisions’
section, subsection, subdivision, part, portion, piece, bit, segment, slice, fragment, chunk, component, share
compartment, category, class, group, grouping, set, order, batch, family
5‘an independent division of the Health and Safety Executive’
department, branch, arm, wing, sector, section, subsection, subdivision, subsidiary, detachment, office, bureau, offshoot, satellite, extension
6‘the causes of social division were analysed’
disunity, disunion, conflict, discord, disagreement, dissension, disaffection, estrangement, alienation, isolation, detachment
variance, difference
difference of opinion, feud, breach, rupture, split, chasm
informal falling-out
rare scission
unity