campus

[kam-puhs]

noun

plural

campuses 

1. the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.

2. a college or university.

   The large influx of older students radically changed many campuses throughout the country.

3. a division of a university that has its own grounds, buildings, and faculty but is administratively joined to the rest of the university.

4. the world of higher education.

   Foundation grants have had a marked effect on the character of the American campus.

5. a large, usually suburban, landscaped business or industrial site.

campus

/ ˈkæmpəs /

noun

1. the grounds and buildings of a university

2. the outside area of a college, university, etc

Other Word Forms

• intercampus adjective
• noncampus adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of campus¹

1765–75, < Latin: flat place, field, plain

Word History and Origins

Origin of campus¹

C18: from Latin: field

Example Sentences

The anti-Israel encampments on the quad are mostly gone, but we’re starting to learn what happened behind the scenes when universities let antisemitism run rampant on campus.

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Developer Related Companies has agreed to build a more than $7 billion data-center campus on farmland outside Detroit, one of the largest deals yet for this burgeoning real estate class that powers AI.

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Antisemitism has proliferated across California institutions, manifesting through vandalism of Jewish institutions, hostile educational curriculums, anti-Israel city council resolutions, campus harassment of Jewish students, and physical attacks on Jewish neighborhoods and houses of worship.

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She then retells the story of going to Jordan’s home after there had been rumblings of students criticizing Jordan on campus for not “sufficiently” standing up for the rights of Palestinians.

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Home attendance at a stadium located 26 miles from campus has been a deepening concern in recent seasons for UCLA.

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Related Words

• dorm 
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