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
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According to Superintendent Joylynn Pruitt-Adams, OPRF would keep swimming and PE classes in an on-campus pool but could utilize the recreation center for swimming practices and other sports and events.
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Valles will take part in the pole vault preliminaries at 5 p.m. Friday at Veterans Memorial Stadium on the campus of Buchanan High in Clovis.
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The new campus would comprise the carrier’s head office, hangars, ground-handling and other facilities at an $11 billion new airport being constructed by a group of local companies.
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Just days after taking the job at Auburn, Malzahn made a trip to Lassiter -- approximately two hours from Auburn's campus -- to check in on Lutzenkirchen and make sure that commitment stuck.
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Victim A said her father accompanied her to Nassar’s campus office for treatment of a sore heel.
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Many campuses are still paying off that debt even as they are forced to spend more on student services, from career counseling to mental health services.
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On Thursday night, the main campus voted to lift it when the university board of governors ratifies a compromise that would delay tuition increases for a year.
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These guys could just as easily be walking into class on some college campus, but instead have chosen to major in defending the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic.
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Origin and Etymology of campus
Latin, plain
First Known Use: 1774
Other Education Terms
CAMPUS Defined for English Language Learners
campus
playDefinition of campus for English Language Learners
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: the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.
CAMPUS Defined for Kids
campus
playDefinition of campus for Students
: the grounds and buildings of a college or school
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