condominium

English

Etymology

From Latin condominium.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɒndəˈmɪnɪəm/

Noun

condominium (plural condominiums or condominia)

  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 is 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

  • (US, Canada, building): condo building

Derived terms

  • (US, Canada, unit): condo (abbreviation)

Translations

French

Noun

condominium m (plural condominiums)

  1. condominium (all senses)

Latin

Etymology

con- +‎ dominium

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.doˈmi.ni.um/, [kɔn.dɔˈmɪ.ni.ũ]

Noun

condominium n (genitive condominiī); second declension

  1. condominium

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative condominium condominia
genitive condominiī condominiōrum
dative condominiō condominiīs
accusative condominium condominia
ablative condominiō condominiīs
vocative condominium condominia
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