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

Child Care Associates, one of the largest child development programs in North Texas, will receive funding for three of its campuses. —Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2024

Americans have become all too familiar with Jose Antonio Ibarra, the man accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus. —Sarah Shannon, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024

The Star is a 91-acre campus that houses the business center for the Cowboys’ NFL team. —Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024

Thus, 100 of the laws in The Post’s database apply only to K-12 campuses, where states have much greater power to shape curriculums. —Clara Ence Morse, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024

South Florida college campuses, including the University of Miami, Florida International University and Miami Dade College are smoke-free and vape-free. —Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024

Positions will also be cut at the university's Ann Arbor campus. —Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024

College campuses, like Harvard University, have been at the center of debate over the Hamas attack on Israel and Israel's subsequent the bombing of Gaza. —Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024

The two just wrapped up an exhibition and fashion show at UC San Diego, a collaboration with the campus chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers. —Seth Combs, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Mar. 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