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condominium

noun

  1. form of housing tenure and other real property
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌkɒn.dəˈmɪn.ɪ.əm/ / /ˌkɑn.dəˈmɪn.i.əm/

noun

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 *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin dominium Latin condominiumbor. English condominium Borrowed from Latin condominium.

  1. 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.

  2. Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.