condominio

apartment building

noun kon-doh-MEE-nyoh Rare

Origin: From Medieval Latin condominium, from con- (together) + dominium (ownership).

Also means

condominium

Usage Note

Condominio refers to both the physical multi-unit residential building and the legal co-ownership arrangement governing it. Italian apartment buildings are almost always condominiums by law; residents attend assemblee condominiali (owners' meetings) and pay spese condominiali (shared building costs). Do not confuse with condomino (the individual co-owner).

Examples

"Abitiamo in un condominio di dieci piani."

Natural Translation

We live in a ten-storey apartment building.

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