First Known Use: circa 1714
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condominium
noun con·do·min·i·um \ˌkän-də-ˈmi-nē-əm\
: a room or set of rooms that is owned by the people who live there and that is part of a larger building containing other similar sets of rooms
: a building that contains condominiums
plural con·do·min·iums also con·do·min·ia\-nē-ə\
Full Definition of CONDOMINIUM
1
a : joint dominion; especially : joint sovereignty by two or more nations b : a government operating under joint rule
2
: a politically dependent territory under condominium
3
a : individual ownership of a unit in a multiunit structure (as an apartment building) or on land owned in common (as a town house complex); also : a unit so owned b : a building containing condominiums
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Origin of CONDOMINIUM
New Latin, from Latin com- + dominium domain
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condominium
noun con·do·min·i·um \ˌkän-də-ˈmi-nē-əm\
Definition of CONDOMINIUM for Kids
: an individually owned unit in a building with many units
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