condominium
nounUK /ˌkɒn.dəˈmɪn.ɪ.əm/ · US /ˌkɑn.dəˈmɪn.i.əm/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin condominium.
1
Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
International law
- 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:
2
A region or territory under such rule.
International law
› A building or complex of buildings that…
3
Canada, Philippines, US The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate.
4
Canada, Philippines, US An individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.
5
Canada, Philippines, US The legal tenure involved.
- Synonyms
- strata
- Derived terms
- barndominium, condo-hotel, condop, dockominium, noncondominium, quadrominium, tridominium, condo