Dictionary

condominium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌkɒn.dəˈmɪn.ɪ.əm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌkɑn.dəˈmɪn.i.əm/ (General-American)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *dem- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder. Proto-Italic *domanos Latin dominus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin dominium Latin condominiumbor. English condominium Borrowed from Latin condominium.

Meanings

1. (qualifier:international law) Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
   • The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was a condominium ruled jointly by Egypt and the United Kingdom.
   • The strategic location of the condominiums […] made them important for the Confederacy's territorial integrity even if they produced little revenue. 2013, Clive H. Church, Randolph C. Head, A Concise History of Switzerland, Cambridge, page 76:
2. (qualifier:international law) Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries. ▸ A region or territory under such rule.
3. (Canada, Philippines, US) A building or complex of buildings that provides multiple residential units each of which is owned separately but whose grounds, structure, etc. (if any) are owned jointly. ▸ The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate.
4. (Canada, Philippines, US) A building or complex of buildings that provides multiple residential units each of which is owned separately but whose grounds, structure, etc. (if any) are owned jointly. ▸ An individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.
5. (Canada, Philippines, US) A building or complex of buildings that provides multiple residential units each of which is owned separately but whose grounds, structure, etc. (if any) are owned jointly. ▸ The legal tenure involved.

Forms

Deriveds

tridominium · condo (unit) · condop · condo-hotel · quadrominium · dockominium · noncondominium · barndominium

Synonyms

strata (building, unit, title) · condo building · condo · condo building · condo building

Translations (69)

es condominio (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · eo kunposedaĵo (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · pt condomínio (unit or apartment in such a complex) · ko 맨션 (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · ru ТСЖ (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · it condominio (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · fr copropriété (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · ru совладе́ние (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · pl wspólnota mieszkaniowa (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · tl kondominyum (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · hy համատիրության մեջ ընդգրկված շենք (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · es condominio (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · ru кондоми́ниум (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · ja 共同主権 (joint sovereignty over a territory) · ka მრავალბინიანი სახლი (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · de Wohnungseigentum (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · nl flatgebouw met koopflats (unit or apartment in such a complex) · nb sjøleierleilighet (unit or apartment in such a complex) · de Stockwerkseigentum (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · el συχκυριαρχία (joint sovereignty over a territory) · hy համատիրություն (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · ceb kondominyum (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · nl appartementsrecht (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · ceb kondominyum (unit or apartment in such a complex) · ru кондоми́ниум (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · de Kondominium (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · ko 콘도 (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · mk кондоминиум (joint sovereignty over a territory) · zh 公寓 (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · da ejerlejlighed (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · pl kondominium (joint sovereignty over a territory) · id kondominium (unit or apartment in such a complex) · pl mieszkanie własnościowe (unit or apartment in such a complex) · bg съвместно управление (joint sovereignty over a territory) · nn sjølveigarleilegheit (unit or apartment in such a complex) · de Kondominium (joint sovereignty over a territory) · fi asunto-osakeyhtiö (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · de Eigentumswohnung (unit or apartment in such a complex) · fi huoneisto (unit or apartment in such a complex) · nn bustadsameige (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · de Teileigentum (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · fi osakehuoneisto (unit or apartment in such a complex) · hy համատիրություն (joint sovereignty over a territory) · ru това́рищество со́бственников жилья́ (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · fi yhteishallinto (joint sovereignty over a territory) · sv bostadsrätt (unit or apartment in such a complex) · ms kuasa gabung (joint sovereignty over a territory) · id kondominium (joint sovereignty over a territory) · id kondominium (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · pt condomínio edilício (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · fr copropriété (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · ko 콘도미니엄 (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · pt condomínio (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · ka მრავალბინიანი საცხოვრებელი (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · sv bostadsrättslägenhet (unit or apartment in such a complex) · nb boligsameie (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · cs kondominium (joint sovereignty over a territory) · fr propriété par étages (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · nn sjølveigarhusvære (unit or apartment in such a complex) · id kondominium (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · nb selveierleilighet (unit or apartment in such a complex) · bg кондоминиум (joint sovereignty over a territory) · it condominio (the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate) · hu társasház (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · pt condomínio (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · mk кондоминиум (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly) · nl gemeenschappelijk bestuurd gebied of eigendom (joint sovereignty over a territory) · gv co-hiarnys (joint sovereignty over a territory) · ja マンション (building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly)