condominium

noun

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

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

1

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

2

a

: joint dominion

especially : joint sovereignty by two or more nations

b

: a government operating under joint rule

3

: a politically dependent territory under condominium

Examples of condominium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the time, it was configured as two condominium units, and the couple spent the next couple of years turning it into an expansive single-family home. —Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2025

In 2023, Kiffin’s mother, Robin, and sister, Heidi, purchased a condominium in Oxford. —Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2025

Newer construction tends to be two-story homes, and the city also offers apartments and condominiums. —Brendel Clark, Freep.com, 7 Dec. 2025

When crews arrived, they were met by heavy smoke and flames coming from the first and second floors of the attached condominium building. —Matt Schooley, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin com- + dominium domain

First Known Use

circa 1715, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

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