partitioned Definition

partition
noun

1. Something which divides an object into a number of parts.
2. A screen or thin wall dividing a room.

Thesaurus: barrier, wall, room-divider, screen.
3. The dividing of a country into two or more independent states.

verb partitioned, partitioning

1. To divide (a country) into independent states.
2. To separate it off with a partition.

Thesaurus: divide, separate, fence off, bar, screen.
Form: partition something off (also)

Etymology: 16c: from Latin partitio division.