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condominium

Syllables: con·do·min·i·um/ˌkɒn.dəˈmɪn.ɪ.əm/US/ˌkɑn.dəˈmɪn.i.əm/

condominium noun: joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.

Noun

condominium (plural condominiums or condominia)

  1. (international law) Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
    • The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was a condominium ruled jointly by Egypt and the United Kingdom.
    • The strategic location of the condominiums […] made them important for the Confederacy's territorial integrity even if they produced little revenue.2013, Clive H. Church, Randolph C. Head, A Concise History of Switzerland, Cambridge, page 76
    1. (international law) A region or territory under such rule.
  2. (Canada, Philippines, US) The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate.
    Synonyms:
    condo building
  3. (Canada, Philippines, US) An individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.
  4. (Canada, Philippines, US) The legal tenure involved.
    Synonyms:
    condo building

condominium meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Malay and Indonesian

condominium in Tamil

கூட்டுரிமை வீடுகள், தளவீடு

condominium in Tagalog

building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
kondominyum

condominium in Malay

joint sovereignty over a territory
kuasa gabung

condominium in Indonesian

joint sovereignty over a territory
kondominium
the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
kondominium
building in which each unit is owned by an individual, but the grounds is owned jointly
kondominium
unit or apartment in such a complex
kondominium

Synonyms of condominium

Forms of condominium

pluralcondominiums
pluralcondominia

Plural of condominium: condominiums or condominia

Origin of condominium

Borrowed from Latin condominium.

Words formed from condominium

Questions about condominium

What does condominium mean?
Condominium means joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
What is condominium in Tamil?
Condominium in Tamil is கூட்டுரிமை வீடுகள், தளவீடு. See Condominium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is condominium?
Condominium is a noun.
How do you pronounce condominium?
Condominium is pronounced /ˌkɒn.dəˈmɪn.ɪ.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of condominium?
The plural of condominium is condominiums.

Words near condominium in the dictionary

  1. condolings
  2. condom
  3. condomed
  4. condominia
  5. condominial
  6. condominium
  7. condominiums
  8. condomization
  9. condomize
  10. condomized
  11. condomizes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: condominium (page history and authors); condominium (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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