CONDOMINIUM


Meaning of CONDOMINIUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ kän-d ə - ' mi-n ē - ə m

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -iums also -ia \ -n ē - 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 rule

2 : a politically dependent territory under condominium

3 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

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.