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Condominium vs Duplex - What's the difference?

condominium | duplex |

As nouns the difference between condominium and duplex

is that condominium is joint sovereignty over a territory while duplex is house made up of two dwelling units.

As an adjective duplex is

double, made up of two parts.

As a verb duplex is

to make.

condominium

Noun

(en noun)
  • Joint sovereignty over a territory.
  • A region or territory under such rule.
  • *2013 , Clive H Church & Randolph C Head, A Concise History of Switzerland , Cambridge 2013, p. 76:
  • *:The strategic location of the condominiums […]made them important for the Confederacy's territorial integrity even if they produced little revenue.
  • (US, Canada) A building in which each unit is owned by an individual but the grounds, structure etc is owned jointly.
  • (US, Canada) the system of ownership by which such condominiums operate
  • (US, Canada) A unit or apartment in such a complex.
  • The legal tenure involved.
  • Synonyms

    * condo building

    Derived terms

    * condo (abbreviation)

    duplex

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • double, made up of two parts
  • bidirectional (in two directions)
  • duplex telegraphy

    Hyponyms

    (bidirectional) * full-duplex * half-duplex * semiduplex

    Antonyms

    * (bidirectional) simplex (unidirectional)

    Derived terms

    * duplex escapement * duplexity * duplex lathe * duplex pumping engine * duplex querela * duplex watch * half-duplex * semiduplex

    Noun

    (es)
  • house made up of two dwelling units
  • (philately) a cancellation combining a numerical cancellation with a second mark showing time, date, and place of posting.
  • (juggling) throwing motion where two balls are thrown with one hand at the same time.
  • See also

    * bungalow * semi-detached * townhouse * rowhouse

    Verb

    (es)
  • To make .
  • To make into a .
  • (jugging) To make a series of duplex throws.