condominium

[ kon-duh-min-ee-uhm ]
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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.

  1. International Law.

    • joint sovereignty over a territory by several states.

    • the territory itself.

  2. joint or concurrent dominion.

Origin of condominium

1
1705–15; <New Latin. See con-, dominium

Other words from condominium

  • min·i-con·do·min·i·um, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for condominium

condominium

/ (ˌkɒndəˈmɪnɪəm) /


nounplural -ums
  1. joint rule or sovereignty

  2. a country ruled by two or more foreign powers

  1. US and Canadian : Sometimes shortened to: condo Compare cooperative (def. 5)

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

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

Origin of condominium

1
C18: from New Latin, from Latin com- together + dominium ownership; see dominion

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