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fraternity house

American  

noun

  1. a house occupied by a college or university fraternity.


Etymology

Origin of fraternity house

First recorded in 1900–05


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After his speech he came by the fraternity house and shook hands and gave thanks to all of us.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The lawyer for the woman who alleges she was raped at a Cornell University fraternity house says she is "not doing well" as she finds herself "under siege" from online sleuths seeking to identity her.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

The fraternity house I lived in was a mere block from the Northridge Meadows, the apartment building that pancaked along Reseda Boulevard, killing 16.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2024

Bankman-Fried and Wang lived together in an alcohol-free, "nerdy" fraternity house at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the defendant said.

From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2023

Two hours later, I was standing in a fraternity house in Central Campus wondering why I had agreed to come out.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

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