condominium
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /kɒn.dəˈmɪn.ɪ.əm/
  • (America) IPA: /kɑn.dəˈmɪn.i.əm/
Noun

condominium (plural condominiums)

  1. Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries. [from 18th c.]
    The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was a condominium ruled jointly by Egypt and the United Kingdom.
  2. A region or territory under such rule.
    • 2013, Clive H. Church & Randolph C. Head, A Concise History of Switzerland, Cambridge 2013, p. 76:
      The strategic location of the condominiums […]made them important for the Confederacy's territorial integrity even if they produced little revenue.
  3. (US, Canada) A building in which each unit is owned by an individual but the grounds, structure etc are owned jointly. [from 20th c.]
  4. (US, Canada) the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
  5. (US, Canada) A unit or apartment in such a complex.
  6. The legal tenure involved.
Synonyms Translations Translations Translations
  • French: (France/Luxembourg) copropriété, (Switzerland) propriété par étages
  • German: Wohnungseigentum, Teileigentum, (Switzerland) Stockwerkseigentum
  • Italian: condominio
  • Portuguese: (Portugal) condomínio, (Brazil) condomínio edilício
  • Russian: кондоми́ниум
  • Spanish: condominio
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