section Pronunciation: /ˈsekʃn/Translate section | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of sectionn. 1 (part cut off) Abschnitt; Stück; (part of divided whole) Teil 2 (of firm) Abteilung; (of organization) Sektion 3 (of chapter, book) Abschnitt; (of statute etc.) Paragraphsection in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of section in the British & World English dictionary Definition of section in the US English dictionary