condominium
[kon-duh-min-ee-uh m]
noun
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.
a unit in such a building.
International Law.
- joint sovereignty over a territory by several states.
- the territory itself.
joint or concurrent dominion.
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Vila is merely the administration centre, and consists of nothing but a few stores and the houses of the Condominium officials.
Two Years with the Natives in the Western PacificFelix Speiser
I also had the honour of making the acquaintance of the British judge and of most of the Condominium officials.
Two Years with the Natives in the Western PacificFelix Speiser
The most important point at starting was thought to be to get rid of the 'Condominium.'
The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I.John Lothrop Motley
condominium
noun plural -ums
Word Origin for condominium
C18: from New Latin, from Latin com- together + dominium ownership; see dominion
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