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

On a weekend in mid-August, hundreds of inmates at a minimum-security prison in Bryan, Texas, were locked down during their usual time for strolling the grassy campus and visiting with family and friends.

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The school district distributed millions of meals to needy families and then, as campuses reopened, worked to upgrade air filtration systems inside schools.

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The blast destroyed an entire building at the plant's large campus, shook homes miles away and sent debris flying, news reports said.

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She has added a second major in sociology while holding down a part-time job helping students with food, housing and finances, plus other gigs around the campus.

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At Wooster, James ran the campus pub and joined a club for budding investors.

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Related Words

• dorm 
• square