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单词 condominium
释义

condominium

[ kon-duh-min-ee-uhm ]
/ ˌkɒn dəˈmɪn i əm /
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noun

an apartment house, office building, or other multiple-unit complex, the units of which are individually owned, each owner receiving a recordable deed to the individual unit purchased, including the right to sell, mortgage, etc., that unit and sharing in joint ownership of any common grounds, passageways, etc.
a unit in such a building.
International Law.
  1. joint sovereignty over a territory by several states.
  2. the territory itself.
joint or concurrent dominion.

Origin of condominium

1705–15; <New Latin. See con-, dominium

OTHER WORDS FROM condominium

min·i-con·do·min·i·um, noun

Words nearby condominium

condole, condolence, condolent, con dolore, condom, condominium, Condon, condonation, condone, condor, Condorcet
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Example sentences from the Web for condominium

  • I also had the honour of making the acquaintance of the British judge and of most of the Condominium officials.

    Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific|Felix Speiser
  • The most important point at starting was thought to be to get rid of the 'Condominium.'

    The Life of John of Barneveld, 1609-15, Volume I.|John Lothrop Motley
  • Vila is merely the administration centre, and consists of nothing but a few stores and the houses of the Condominium officials.

    Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific|Felix Speiser

British Dictionary definitions for condominium

condominium
/ (ˌkɒndəˈmɪnɪəm) /

noun plural -ums

joint rule or sovereignty
a country ruled by two or more foreign powers
US and Canadian
  1. an apartment building in which each apartment is individually wholly owned and the common areas are jointly owned
  2. the title under which an apartment in such a building is owned
Sometimes shortened to: condo Compare cooperative (def. 5)

Word Origin for condominium

C18: from New Latin, from Latin com- together + dominium ownership; see dominion
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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