campus
the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
a college or university: The large influx of older students radically changed many campuses throughout the country.
a division of a university that has its own grounds, buildings, and faculty but is administratively joined to the rest of the university.
the world of higher education: Foundation grants have had a marked effect on the character of the American campus.
a large, usually suburban, landscaped business or industrial site.
Origin of campus
1Other words from campus
- in·ter·cam·pus, adjective
- non·cam·pus, adjective
Words Nearby campus
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How to use campus in a sentence
They’ll need to get school districts to give them the go-ahead to come back on to campus and run the programs.
For Now, New School-Like Day Camps Won’t Be Allowed in the Fall | Will Huntsberry | August 17, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoThe student’s entire class had to stay away from campus for two weeks and the virus did not spread.
Morning Report: SANDAG Head Wades Into Supes Race | Voice of San Diego | August 14, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoHarvard has made it clear that most students will not be returning to campus, while others, like Oklahoma University, have allowed all students to return, with in-person coursework.
Fortunately, there are movements underway to ban proctoring software and ban face recognition technologies on campuses, as well as congressional bills to ban the US federal government from using face recognition.
Software that monitors students during tests perpetuates inequality and violates their privacy | Amy Nordrum | August 7, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewFirst, state licensing officials need to agree to expand the hours during which the program is allowed to operate on school campuses.
Public Schools May Be Open in the Fall – to Those Who Can Afford it | Will Huntsberry | August 5, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
Ignoring people you hooked up with at Shooters when encountering them on campus is a quintessential Duke experience.
Random Hook-Ups or Dry Spells: Why Millennials Flunk College Dating | Ellie Schaack | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTMy parents were thrilled with my choice, even though I had never even paid the campus a visit during the application process.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe episode that aired before it, which involved a campus rape victim, was highly controversial.
'The Newsroom' Ended As It Began: Weird, Controversial, and Noble | Kevin Fallon | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTA hard look at campus rape statistics, the collapse of The New Republic and the day John Lennon died.
The Daily Beast’s Best Longreads, Dec 8-14, 2014 | William Boot | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI spoke first with Scott Ellman, a student at Wesleyan University and now the Huffington Post editor-at-large for his campus.
And then the cadets marched around and across the campus, waving their firebrands, and singing and cheering lustily.
The Mystery at Putnam Hall | Arthur M. WinfieldThe shaded green lawns of the campus between Dare and Hoskin Halls were crossed by winding paths.
Ruth Fielding At College | Alice B. EmersonAhead were the two big dormitories upon this side of the campus—Dare and Dorrance Halls.
Ruth Fielding At College | Alice B. EmersonIt was opposite the gymnasium, under the wide-spreading oaks that gave shade to that quarter of the campus.
Ruth Fielding At College | Alice B. EmersonSo we strolled over the campus and she showed me the sights, while those funeral beasts champed their bits at so much per hour.
A Hoosier Chronicle | Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for campus
/ (ˈkæmpəs) /
the grounds and buildings of a university
mainly US the outside area of a college, university, etc
Origin of campus
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