condominium
noun
con·do·min·i·um ˌkän-də-ˈmi-nē-əm 
plural condominiums also condominia ˌkän-də-ˈmi-nē-ə
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 (such as an apartment building) or on land owned in common (such as a town house complex)
also : a unit so owned
b
: a building containing condominiums
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Former University of Chicago President and Chancellor Robert Zimmer and his wife, classics professor Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer, placed a three-bedroom, 4,350-square-foot duplex condominium on the Near North Side on the market Thursday for $3.6 million. 
Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 This 2,260-square-foot condominium is no exception. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2022 By the beach, Ocean Delray opened its 19-unit luxury condominium development in 2021. Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 Property law is replete with rules that recognize landowners’ rights in this low airspace, from condominium laws to the laws governing overhang easements. Troy Rule, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 In the intervening period, Bigelow made a successful offer of $715,000 for a top-floor, one-bedroom condominium at the corner of Montana and Ocean avenues in Santa Monica. Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 The million-dollar condominium has come to downtown Fishers. John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2022 The roughly 4,700-square-foot, four-bedroom unit is located in a condominium designed by the architect Jean Nouvel, according to the listing with Noble Black of Douglas Elliman. Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 But safety comes with a price tag, and condominium boards will put that price on residents — through numerous assessments and higher maintenance fees. Sylvia Gurinsky, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 See More
Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 This 2,260-square-foot condominium is no exception. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2022 By the beach, Ocean Delray opened its 19-unit luxury condominium development in 2021. Wells Dusenbury, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 Property law is replete with rules that recognize landowners’ rights in this low airspace, from condominium laws to the laws governing overhang easements. Troy Rule, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 In the intervening period, Bigelow made a successful offer of $715,000 for a top-floor, one-bedroom condominium at the corner of Montana and Ocean avenues in Santa Monica. Harriet Ryan, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 The million-dollar condominium has come to downtown Fishers. John Tuohy, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2022 The roughly 4,700-square-foot, four-bedroom unit is located in a condominium designed by the architect Jean Nouvel, according to the listing with Noble Black of Douglas Elliman. Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 But safety comes with a price tag, and condominium boards will put that price on residents — through numerous assessments and higher maintenance fees. Sylvia Gurinsky, Sun Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Latin com- + dominium domain
First Known Use
circa 1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
condominium
noun
con·do·min·i·um ˌkän-də-ˈmi-nē-əm
: an individually owned unit in a building with many units
Legal Definition
condominium
noun
con·do·min·i·um ˌkän-də-ˈmi-nē-əm
plural condominiums
1
: ownership of real property that is characterized by separate ownership of portions of the property (as units in an apartment building) and undivided or joint ownership of the remainder (as the common areas of an apartment building)
the conversion of real property to the condominium form of ownership Troy Ltd. v. Renna, 727 F.2d 287 (1984)
compare cooperative Troy Ltd. v. Renna, 727 F.2d 287 (1984)2
: real property (as an apartment or building) having condominium ownership
a two-bedroom condominium
condominiums
noun
variants also condominia
1
as in condos
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- garden apartments
- maisonettes
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