noun
condominium
kon-duh-MIHN-ih-uhm
noun
1
A privately owned unit within a larger building or complex, where common areas are jointly owned by all residents.
"They bought a two-bedroom condominium overlooking the beach."
2
Joint control or sovereignty over a territory shared by two or more countries.
"The island was once ruled as a condominium by two colonial powers."
How to Use Condominium
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAn individually owned apartment in a shared building — often shortened to "condo."
Easily confused with
Common pairings
buy a condominium
condominium complex
Word Forms
condominiums plural, condominia plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin condominium, formed from con- ("together") and dominium ("ownership, lordship").