Meanings
nouncondominium (plural condominiums or condominia)
plural condominiums · plural condominia
- international lawJoint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.First known use 18th c.
The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was a condominium ruled jointly by Egypt and the United Kingdom.
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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, page 76- international lawA region or territory under such rule.
- A building or complex of buildings that provides multiple residential units each of which is owned separately but whose grounds, structure, etc. (if any) are owned jointly.
- CanadaPhilippinesUSThe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate.First known use 20th c.
Synonyms: condo building
- CanadaPhilippinesUSAn individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.First known use 20th c.
Synonyms: condo building, condo, strata
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate.
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nounAn individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.
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nounThe legal tenure involved.
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Proto-Indo-European*dem-
- Proto-Indo-European*dṓmder.?
- Proto-Italic*domVnos
- Latindominus
- Latindominium
- Latincondominium
- Englishcondominium
Borrowed from Latin condominium.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian съвместно управление, кондоминиум
- съвместно управление (săvmestno upravlenie)joint sovereignty over a territory
- кондоминиум (kondominium)joint sovereignty over a territory
Chinese 公寓
- 公寓 (gōngyù)building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
Czech kondominium
- kondominiumjoint sovereignty over a territory
Danish ejerlejlighed
- ejerlejlighedbuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
Dutch appartementsrecht, flatgebouw met koopflats
- appartementsrechtthe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- flatgebouw met koopflatsunit or apartment in such a complex
- gemeenschappelijk bestuurd gebied of eigendomjoint sovereignty over a territory
Esperanto kunposedaĵo
- kunposedaĵobuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
Finnish asunto-osakeyhtiö, huoneisto
- asunto-osakeyhtiöbuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
- huoneistounit or apartment in such a complex
- osakehuoneistounit or apartment in such a complex
- yhteishallintojoint sovereignty over a territory
French copropriété, propriété par étages
- copropriététhe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- propriété par étagesthe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- copropriétébuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
German Wohnungseigentum, Teileigentum
- Wohnungseigentumthe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- Teileigentumthe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- Stockwerkseigentumthe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- Kondominiumbuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
- Eigentumswohnungunit or apartment in such a complex
- Kondominiumjoint sovereignty over a territory
Greek συχκυριαρχία
- συχκυριαρχία (sychkyriarchía)joint sovereignty over a territory
Hungarian társasház
- társasházbuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
Indonesian kondominium, kondominium
- kondominiumthe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- kondominiumbuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
- kondominiumunit or apartment in such a complex
- kondominiumjoint sovereignty over a territory
Italian condominio, condominio
- condominiothe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- condominiobuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
Japanese マンション, 共同主権
- マンション (manshon)building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
- 共同主権 (kyōdō shuken)joint sovereignty over a territory
Korean 콘도미니엄, 콘도
- 콘도미니엄 (kondominieom)building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
- 콘도 (kondo)building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
- 맨션 (maensyeon)building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
Malay kuasa gabung
- kuasa gabungjoint sovereignty over a territory
Norwegian Bokmål boligsameie, selveierleilighet
- boligsameiebuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
- selveierleilighetunit or apartment in such a complex
- sjøleierleilighetunit or apartment in such a complex
Polish wspólnota mieszkaniowa, mieszkanie własnościowe
- wspólnota mieszkaniowabuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
- mieszkanie własnościoweunit or apartment in such a complex
- kondominiumjoint sovereignty over a territory
Portuguese condomínio, condomínio edilício
- condomíniothe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- condomínio edilíciothe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- condomíniobuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
- condomíniounit or apartment in such a complex
Russian кондоми́ниум, совладе́ние
- кондоми́ниум (kondomínium)the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- совладе́ние (sovladénije)the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- това́рищество со́бственников жилья́ (továriščestvo sóbstvennikov žilʹjá)the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- ТСЖ (TSŽ)the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- кондоми́ниум (kondomínium)building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
Spanish condominio, condominio
- condominiothe system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
- condominiobuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
Swedish bostadsrätt, bostadsrättslägenhet
- bostadsrättunit or apartment in such a complex
- bostadsrättslägenhetunit or apartment in such a complex
Tagalog kondominyum
- kondominyumbuilding in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
Cite this entry
APA
condominium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condominium
MLA
“condominium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condominium. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “condominium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/condominium.
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