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 rule2: a politically dependent territory under condominium3 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