condon.
/ˈkɒndəʊ/, U.S. /ˈkɑnˌdoʊ/ colloquial (originally and chiefly North American).
= condominium n. 2.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > block of flats or apartments
land1456
tenement1681
tenement house1858
barrack1862
mansions1868
apartment house1874
apartment building1883
single-decker1896
block dwellings1899
project1932
apartment block1955
condominium1962
condo1964
multi1973
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [adjective] > block of flats or apartments
barracky1857
tenementary1872
tenemented1883
flatted1913
condo1964
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > a dwelling > a house > types of house > [noun] > flat or apartment > type of
studio flat1882
studio apartment1884
mansard1886
penthouse1892
single end1897
walk-up1907
railroad flat1908
simplex1912
service flat1913
studio1918
kitchenette1920
duplex1922
garden flat1922
flatlet1925
show flat1929
quadruplex1939
council flat1941
garden apartment1942
walk-back1945
multilevel1959
tower apartment1961
condominium1962
triplex1962
condo1984
1964 Financial Times 27 Nov. 3/6 The condominium—or the ‘condo’ as Chicagoans have come to know it—is essentially a development from the co-operative concept.
1974 Times-Picayune (New Orleans) 3 Nov. (heading) The condo lifestyle invades uptown area.
1975 Maclean's May 19/1 Toronto's Seneca College had 250 condo directors at an intensive two-day seminar, one of many, in February.
1978 J. Wambaugh Black Marble ii. 9 The investors..would..cover the grounds with cherry trees and high-rise condos.
1984 J. Updike Witches of Eastwick iii. 307 Residents at the condo have reported mysterious crackling noises from some of the painted window sills.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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