condominium
English
Etymology
From Latin condominium.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: con‧do‧min‧i‧um
Noun
condominium (plural condominiums or condominia)
- 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.
- 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.
- 2013, Clive H. Church & Randolph C. Head, A Concise History of Switzerland, Cambridge 2013, p. 76:
- (US, Canada) A building in which each unit is owned by an individual but the grounds, structure etc are owned jointly. [from 20th c.]
- (US, Canada) the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- (US, Canada) A unit or apartment in such a complex.
- The legal tenure involved.
Synonyms
- (US, Canada, building): condo building
- (US, Canada, building, unite, title): strata
- (US, Canada, unit): condo (abbreviation)
Derived terms
- (US, Canada, unit): condo (abbreviation)
Translations
joint sovereignty over a territory
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building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
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the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
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unit or apartment in such a complex
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French
Noun
condominium m (plural condominiums)
- condominium (all senses)
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kon.doˈmi.ni.um/, [kɔn̪d̪ɔˈmɪniʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.doˈmi.ni.um/, [kon̪d̪oˈmiːnium]
Noun
condominium n (genitive condominiī or condominī); second declension
- condominium, joint sovereignty
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | condominium | condominia |
Genitive | condominiī condominī1 |
condominiōrum |
Dative | condominiō | condominiīs |
Accusative | condominium | condominia |
Ablative | condominiō | condominiīs |
Vocative | condominium | condominia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Descendants
- Galician: Condomiña (place name)
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