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noun
1.
an apartment house, office building, or other multiple-unit complex, the units of which are individually owned, each owner receiving a recordable deed to the individual unit purchased, including the right to sell, mortgage, etc., that unit and sharing in joint ownership of any common grounds, passageways, etc.
2.
a unit in such a building.
3.
International Law.
a.
joint sovereignty over a territory by several states.
b.
the territory itself.
4.
joint or concurrent dominion.
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Condominium
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| given to using long words. |
Example Sentences
- Perhaps you're ready to move into a smaller house, a condominium or a retirement home.
- Improving energy efficiency in a rental apartment requires attention to the same details as in a house or condominium.
- My rental building has been sold and, according to the newspapers, will become a condominium.
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World English Dictionary
| condominium (ˌkɒndəˈmɪnɪəm) | |
| —n , pl -ums | |
| 1. | joint rule or sovereignty |
| 2. | a country ruled by two or more foreign powers |
| 3. | (US), (Canadian) Compare cooperative Sometimes shortened to: condo |
| a. an apartment building in which each apartment is individually wholly owned and the common areas are jointly owned | |
| b. the title under which an apartment in such a building is owned | |
| [C18: from New Latin, from Latin com- together + dominium ownership; see | |
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Dictionary.com's 21st Century Lexicon
| Main Entry: | condominium |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a condom |
| Example: | condominiums in his wallet |
| Usage: | slang |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
condominium
c.1714, from Mod.L., "joint sovereignty," apparently coined in Ger. c.1700 from com- "together" + dominum "right of ownership" (see domain). A word in politics and international law until sense of "privately owned apartment" arose in Amer.Eng. 1962 as a special use of the legal term.
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