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

Each color of the rainbow, every imaginable shade and hue, has found a place in Kuck’s 1,480-square-foot condominium. —Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025

Long interested in historic preservation, Keystone converted a building at 141 S. Meridian St. into condominiums more than 20 years ago. —Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2025

There are restaurants, stores, a hotel and condominiums. —Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 30 June 2025

The city sought and was granted an exemption from the shadow law by the state in 2017 for the redevelopment of the Winthrop Square Garage into the Millennium Tower, a downtown luxury condominium building that stands at 685 feet. —Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 21 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin com- + dominium domain

First Known Use

circa 1714, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for condominium

• gadolinium
• pyridinium
• actinium
• dominium
• minium

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