campus

noun, often attributive cam·pus \ ˈkam-pəs \

|Updated on: 15 Aug 2018

Examples: campus in a Sentence

Definition of campus

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

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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 of campus from the Web

The camp, which concludes on Sunday, drew about 20 children for a weekend of supportive activities at the former Mount Ida College campus.

— amelia nierenberg, BostonGlobe.com, "‘It feels nice to be with other people who have been through it:’ At Camp Kangaroo, grieving kids come together to talk, reflect, and play," 14 July 2018
At the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua, also in the capital, some students barricaded themselves on the campus earlier in the day as paramilitary groups that support Ortega shot at the building from outside, according to media reports.

— NBC News, "Violence rings out at Nicaraguan church, university after nationwide strike," 14 July 2018
The federal lawsuit says the assault occurred last fall when the woman was an 18-year-old freshman at the Appleton campus.

— bruce vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Lawrence University sued over campus sex assault procedures," 13 July 2018
In addition to the acute care hospital, the campus includes an outpatient surgery and ambulatory care center, medical arts center and a state-of-the-art cancer treatment center.

— allan vought, The Aegis, "A visionary volunteer steps away from leading Harford's hospitals," 13 July 2018
But many more thanked the officers and said their presence made the campus feel safer.

— annie martin, OrlandoSentinel.com, "New UCF police chief talks about preventing shootings, sex crimes," 13 July 2018
The late Steve Jobs’ iconic uniform of black turtleneck and blue jeans — sans tie, of course — inspired many a think piece, and a generation of techies followed suit (good luck spotting a tie on the Facebook campus).

— laura newberry, latimes.com, "Citing health study, Lancaster mayor wants to ban workplace necktie requirements for city employees," 12 July 2018
At the University of Michigan, a driverless vehicle shuttles students around the campus.

— New York Times, "Trump’s Trade War With China Pierces the Heart of Michigan," 12 July 2018
In a cavernous metal warehouse on the CSIRO campus that has long been used to study coal combustion, two of Dolan's colleagues are assembling a 2-meter-tall reactor that is dwarfed by a nearby coal reactor.

— robert f. service, Science | AAAS, "Ammonia—a renewable fuel made from sun, air, and water—could power the globe without carbon," 12 July 2018

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Origin and Etymology of campus

Latin, plain

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First Known Use: 1774

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campus

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Definition of campus for English Language Learners

: the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.

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campus

noun cam·pus \ ˈkam-pəs \

Definition of campus for Students

: the grounds and buildings of a college or school

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