condominium

[kon-duh-min-ee-uhm]

noun

1. an apartment house, office building, or other multiple-unit complex, the units of which are individually owned, each owner receiving a recordable deed to the individual unit purchased, including the right to sell, mortgage, etc., that unit and sharing in joint ownership of any common grounds, passageways, etc.

2. a unit in such a building.

3. International Law.

   1. joint sovereignty over a territory by several states.

   2. the territory itself.

4. joint or concurrent dominion.

condominium

/ ˌkɒndəˈmɪnɪəm /

noun

1. joint rule or sovereignty

2. a country ruled by two or more foreign powers

3. Sometimes shortened to: condo. Compare cooperative

   1. an apartment building in which each apartment is individually wholly owned and the common areas are jointly owned

   2. the title under which an apartment in such a building is owned

Other Word Forms

• mini-condominium noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of condominium¹

1705–15; < New Latin. See con-, dominium

Word History and Origins

Origin of condominium¹

C18: from New Latin, from Latin com- together + dominium ownership; see _dominion

Example Sentences

Stern designed museums; skyscraper condominiums—most famously 15 Central Park West in New York; a presidential library, and a good deal more.

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Its legal defeat this week is even bigger news, because it’s a blow to a condominium on the right and left that wants to use antitrust law to punish politically disfavored businesses.

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Elegant, clutter-free and homey, the condominium is a calm place to come home to after working long shifts, including overnights, at Children’s Hospital.

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Nunez was among the deputies who responded to a domestic violence call at 12:37 p.m. at a condominium on Hollyhock Drive in Rancho Cucamonga, where a man with gun was reportedly threatening a woman.

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He owned a condominium complex for a while before selling at a loss when he had trouble collecting rents.

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Related Words

• apartment 
• co-op 
• condo 
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