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condominium.

Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.

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noun/ˌkɒn.dəˈmɪn.ɪ.əm/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkɑn.dəˈmɪn.i.əm/General-American
  1. 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.
  2. Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries. A region or territory under such rule.

  3. 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. The system of ownership by which such condominiums operate.

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  4. 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. An individual unit (such as an apartment) in such a complex.

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  5. 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. The legal tenure involved.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *dem- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dṓmder. Proto-Italic *domanos Latin dominus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin dominium Latin condominiumbor. English condominium Borrowed from Latin condominium.

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