con ‧ do ‧ min ‧ i ‧ um /ˌkɒndəˈmɪniəm $ ˌkɑːn-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] especially American English
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: Modern Latin ; Origin: Latin com- ( ⇨ COM- ) + dominium 'area ruled' ]
1 . one apartment in a building with several apartments, each of which is owned by the people living in it
2 . a building containing several of these apartments ⇨ apartment block
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THESAURUS
■ an apartment
▪ apartment especially American English , flat British English a set of rooms where someone lives that is part of a house or bigger building. In British English, people usually say flat . Apartment is used about large and expensive flats, or in advertisements:
His apartment is on the eighth floor.
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In London, I shared a flat with some other students.
▪ condominium ( also condo informal ) American English one apartment in a building with several apartments, owned by the people who live in them:
a 10-unit condominium complex