partitioned

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In 1880, three-quarters of all Jews in the world lived in Eastern Europe—specifically, in the territory of the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, partitioned a century before by Austria, Prussia and Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

The fall of El-Fasher gave paramilitaries control over all five state capitals in Darfur, raising fears that Sudan would effectively be partitioned along an east-west axis.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

It was partitioned by a huge black grand piano on which was mounted a large, silver-framed autographed picture of Walt Disney himself.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2025

Others are improvised; empty shophouses in the main market, partitioned inside with plywood and plastic tarpaulins to make rooms just big enough for a family to lie down.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024

I was really fascinated as I prowled through the dark, partitioned rooms of the exhibits.

From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor