Main Entry: con·do·min·i·um

Pronunciation: \ˌkän-də-ˈmi-nē-əm\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural con·do·min·iums also con·do·min·ia \-nē-ə\

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin com- + dominium domain

Date: circa 1714

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