condominiums

Variant of condominium

condominium definition

con·do·min·ium (kän′də min′ē əm)

noun pl. condominiums -·iums

    1. joint rule by two or more states
    2. the territory so ruled
    1. a form of real property ownership in which the purchaser of each unit of an apartment building or in a complex of multiunit dwellings acquires full title to the unit and an undivided interest in the common elements (the land, roof, elevator, etc.)
    2. such a unit, or such a building or complex

Etymology: ModL: see com- & dominium

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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