Meaning & use
sorority house
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UK/səˈrɒrəti haʊs/
US/səˈrɔːrəti haʊs/
Meaning
nouncountableAmerican
A residence where members of a women's college social club live and hold meetings.
Grammar: Countable: a sorority house, many sorority houses.
Patterns
- live in a sorority house
- a sorority house at a university
She moved into the sorority house at the start of her second year.
The sorority house stands near the edge of campus.
They held a bake sale on the lawn of the sorority house.
Word forms
| plural | sorority houses |
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Common combinations
- live in a sorority house
- About forty women live in the sorority house.
- sorority house mother
- The sorority house mother greeted every visitor.
- sorority house party
- The sorority house party ended at midnight.
- move into the sorority house
- She will move into the sorority house in August.
- sorority house rules
- Quiet hours are part of the sorority house rules.
Synonyms and how they differ
- sorority
- Can refer to the club itself and not only the building, so it is broader.
- women's residence
- Is a general term for any housing for women and does not imply a social club.
- dormitory
- Is a university-owned building for students, not a private club house.
Opposites
fraternity house
Word family
- sorority noun
- a social club for women students
- sister noun
- a female sibling or fellow member
- fraternity noun
- a social club for men students
- house noun
- a building where people live
Commonly confused: sorority house or fraternity house?
sorority house vs fraternity house
A fraternity house is the equivalent for men's social clubs, while a sorority house is for women's.
Practice
A sorority house is best described as ___.
Choose one answer.
A sorority house is where members of a women's student club live. The men's equivalent is a fraternity house.
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