condo

a place to live

TRANSLATION

condo (abbrev. condominium) = Eigentumswohnung

STATISTICS

IN THE PRESS

New North Myrtle Beach Condos Use State-Of-The-Art Architecture To Offer Dazzling Ocean Views

Houston developer, designer, builder and educator, Jack Kamrath, always tries to bring a fresh approach to any project with which he becomes involved. In North Myrtle Beach's Cherry Grove section, Kamrath was challenged to create an interesting, unique condominium project on only 15,000 square feet of land made up of three 50' x 100' lots.

(Yahoo News - January 19, 2006)

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know?

con-do (US English)
noun

: one of the dwelling units in a condominium

Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University


con-do-min-i-um
plural noun

1.    
a.    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.
b.    A unit in such a complex.

2.    
a.    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).
b.    A politically dependent territory.

Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

Usage Note:
The British would more likely say:

- freehold flat


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