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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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So we looked up the phone number, called the fraternity house and asked for him.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2025

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

The student left the fraternity house on his own, but later went to a hospital emergency room.

From Seattle Times Sep. 24, 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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