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Meaning of condominium | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
kɒn.dəˈmɪn.ɪ.əm

Definitions

  1. Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.
  2. Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  3. International Law. a joint sovereignty over a colony or dependent territory by several states. — condominate, v.
  4. A region or territory under such rule.
  5. A region or territory under such rule
  6. A building or complex in which units of property, such as apartments, are owned by individuals and common parts of the property, such as the grounds and building structure, are owned jointly by the unit owners.
  7. A building or complex of buildings that provides multiple residential units each of which is owned separately but whose grounds, structure, etc. (if any) are owned jointly.
    Canada, Philippines, US
  8. The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate.
    Canada, Philippines, US
  9. A building or complex of buildings that provides multiple residential units each of which is owned separately but whose grounds, structure, etc. (if any) are owned jointly
  10. Joint sovereignty, especially joint rule of territory by two or more nations, or a plan to achieve it: "The allies would fear that they were pawns in a superpower condominium" (New Republic).
  11. An individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.
    Canada, Philippines, US
  12. The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
  13. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) joint rule or sovereignty
  14. An individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex
  15. The legal tenure involved.
    Canada, Philippines, US
  16. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a country ruled by two or more foreign powers
  17. (Building) a. an apartment building in which each apartment is individually wholly owned and the common areas are jointly owned
  18. an apartment house, office building, or other multiple-unit complex, the units of which are individually owned, with each owner receiving a deed to the unit purchased, including the right to sell or mortgage that unit, and sharing in joint ownership of any common grounds, passageways, etc.
  19. a unit in such a building.
  20. joint sovereignty over a territory by several states.
  21. n (Pol) → Kondominium nt; (= rule also) → Kondominat nt
    n

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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