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
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First responders from the El Cajon Police Department and Heartland Fire & Rescue received a call around 2:10 a.m. that a car had crashed into a condominium building on Jamacha Road near Granite Hills Drive, police Lt. Kevin Reilly said.
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Caleb Lunetta, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
The average cost of maintaining a townhouse has also increased 5.80%, while the average cost of maintaining a condominium has increased 3.81%.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The Four Seasons Atlanta released a statement clarifying that the incident happened outside of the hotel's portion of the high-rise, in a residential condominium that the hospitality company does not manage.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Bay Area Home Report A spacious new condominium located in the 400 block of Phantom Falls cmn.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Caleb Lunetta, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
The average cost of maintaining a townhouse has also increased 5.80%, while the average cost of maintaining a condominium has increased 3.81%.
—Terri Williams, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
The Four Seasons Atlanta released a statement clarifying that the incident happened outside of the hotel's portion of the high-rise, in a residential condominium that the hospitality company does not manage.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Bay Area Home Report A spacious new condominium located in the 400 block of Phantom Falls cmn.
—Bay Area Home Report, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Condominium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/condominium. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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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
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
Troy Ltd. v. Renna, 727 F.2d 287 (1984)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
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