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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The defining foundation of America's campus identity politics relied on maleness, too.
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Heath serves as the medical staff representative to the board for the University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital campus.
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Perched on an oceanside campus, Salk is a storied hub of biology founded 57 years ago by polio vaccine pioneer Jonas Salk.
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For example, on Tuesday, the Senate held hearings on the threat that campus protests pose to First Amendment rights in the United States.
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The campus lies six miles south of Lambeau Field, where nearly 50 years ago Lombardi exulted on the sideline when his quarterback, Bart Starr, sneaked across the goal line to beat the Cowboys in the Ice Bowl, played in minus-15° temperatures.
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And on the economic front, for all the Marxists on campus, students at top universities are notorious for being relentlessly career-oriented.
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There were sustained protests at the school, and Nungesser was denounced as a rapist in fliers and rallies on campus.
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The other difference is that students will be required to be on-campus for three hours of classroom instruction per week, with the remaining time comprised on online learning—enabling full-time students to complete the program within four semesters.
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Origin and Etymology of campus
Latin, plain
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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