condominium

noun

con·​do·​min·​i·​um ˌkän-də-ˈmi-nē-əm 

plural condominiums also condominia ˌkän-də-ˈmi-nē-ə 

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 (such as an apartment building) or on land owned in common (such as a town house complex)

also : a unit so owned

b

: a building containing condominiums

Examples of condominium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bosa Development cited potentially higher returns in shifting its planned 40-story apartment building downtown into a 389-unit condominium tower. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2024

The listing price is $550,000 higher than the median sales price for luxury condominiums in San Francisco. —David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 27 Mar. 2024

Melo Group has on the drawing boards the two-tower Aria Reserve Miami, a condominium designed by Bernardo Fort-Brescia of Arquitectonica. —Jeffrey Steele, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024

In the West End neighborhood of Alexandria, Va., there is a rising condominium and townhouse development designed to reflect the beauty and charm of the city’s Old Town district, with its waterfront, art galleries and small museums. —Hope Hodge Seck, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024

The condominiums would have faced the lake and been in two buildings, one six stories and the other four stories. —Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024

Amaris condominium’s eye-catching architecture maximizes views of the surrounding Wharf neighborhood The nation’s capital has many iconic buildings, but it is not known for standout residential architecture. —Amy Worden, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024

Plans for Trapper’s Island from Boise’s Doug Jayo and his company, Jayo Holdings, include four, six-story buildings with 200 condominiums spread among them. —Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2024

The condominium features 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. 8. —Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin com- + dominium domain

First Known Use

circa 1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

condominium

noun

con·​do·​min·​i·​um ˌkän-də-ˈmin-ē-əm 

: an individually owned unit in a structure (as an apartment building) with many units

Etymology

derived from Latin condominium "joint rule or ownership," from earlier con-, com- "together" and dominium "ownership, rule," from dominus "master, owner" — related to domain, dominate

Legal Definition

condominium

noun

con·​do·​min·​i·​um ˌkän-də-ˈmi-nē-əm 

plural condominiums

1

: ownership of real property that is characterized by separate ownership of portions of the property (as units in an apartment building) and undivided or joint ownership of the remainder (as the common areas of an apartment building)

the conversion of real property to the condominium form of ownership

—Troy Ltd. v. Renna, 727 F.2d 287 (1984)

compare cooperative

2

: real property (as an apartment or building) having condominium ownership

a two-bedroom condominium

Etymology

New Latin, joint dominion, from Latin com- with, together + dominium rule, ownership