Meanings
nounGreek house (plural Greek houses)
plural Greek houses
- USA building in which the members of a fraternity or sorority reside or meet, especially one located on or near the campus of a college or university.
About 50 students live in the average Greek house.
1997 October 30, Brad Wolverton, “Picking a Frat: Alpha to Omega”, in BusinessWeek, retrieved 17 Jul 2013Synonyms: chapter house
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA building in which the members of a fraternity or sorority reside or meet, especially one located on or near the campus of a college or university.
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Origin
From the Greek letters used in the names of fraternities and sororities.
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