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El país está dividido en dos partes.
The country is divided into two parts.
Separated into distinct parts or groups.
La opinión pública está dividida sobre este tema.
Public opinion is divided on this issue.
El equipo está dividido entre dos estrategias.
The team is divided between two strategies.
Commonly used in political, social, or organizational contexts.
Split emotionally or mentally between conflicting feelings or loyalties.
Estoy dividido entre aceptar el trabajo o quedarme aquí.
I'm torn between accepting the job or staying here.
Often used in personal or psychological contexts.
Use 'en' for physical division (e.g., 'dividido en dos partes') and 'entre' for emotional conflict (e.g., 'dividido entre dos opciones').
In political contexts, 'dividido' often refers to factions or groups. In personal contexts, it describes inner conflict.
From Latin *dividere* (to divide), via *divisus* (past participle). The prefix 'di-' (apart) + '-videre' (to separate). Related to English 'divide' and 'individual'.
Used as an adjective to describe physical separation or emotional conflict. In formal writing, 'dividido' can also imply a mathematical division (e.g., 'un número dividido por dos').