campus

noun

cam·​pus ˈkam-pəs 

often attributive

1

: the grounds and buildings of a university, college, or school

2

: a university, college, or school viewed as an academic, social, or spiritual entity

3

: grounds that resemble a campus

a hospital campus

a landscaped corporate campus

Examples of campus in a Sentence

Visitors crowded the campus on graduation day.

Rallies were held on college campuses across the country.

We walked around the campus on our first day.

Recent Examples on the Web

But its nascent museum — which benefits from a highbrow location on LACMA’s campus — panders. —Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2024

The agency operates two mobile trailers at the Christian Service Center’s two-acre campus downtown. —Michael Cuglietta, Orlando Sentinel, 22 July 2024

Hours after that ruling, the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement issued a statement demanding the government reopen campuses and end restrictions imposed as protests raged. —Fox News, 22 July 2024

The government has deployed police and paramilitary forces across the capital to lock down campuses and break up protests. —Al Emrun Garjon, arkansasonline.com, 20 July 2024

Word History

Etymology

Latin, plain

First Known Use

1774, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing campus

• big man on campus
• inter-campus
• off campus
• on campus

Kids Definition

campus

noun

cam·​pus ˈkam-pəs 

plural campuses

: the grounds of a college or a school