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campus

[kam-puhs]

noun

plural

campuses 
  1. the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.

  2. a college or university.

    The large influx of older students radically changed many campuses throughout the country.

  3. a division of a university that has its own grounds, buildings, and faculty but is administratively joined to the rest of the university.

  4. the world of higher education.

    Foundation grants have had a marked effect on the character of the American campus.

  5. a large, usually suburban, landscaped business or industrial site.



campus

/ ˈ°ìæ³¾±èÉ™²õ /

noun

  1. the grounds and buildings of a university

  2. the outside area of a college, university, etc

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • intercampus adjective
  • noncampus adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of campus1

1765–75, < Latin: flat place, field, plain
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of campus1

C18: from Latin: field
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Huntington Park High School Principal Carlos Garibaldi was preparing to host a graduation on his campus when frantic colleagues radioed him: Immigration is coming.

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Now known as “Cru,†the Campus Crusade for Christ was founded as a global ministry in 1951 to promote Christian evangelism, especially on college campuses.

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There have been no reported raids on the 21,000-student campus, which has a large immigrant population and, like many California colleges, includes a “dreamers resource center†catering to an unspecified number of undocumented students.

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In a lab at Wits University's Health Sciences campus, a small group of scientists are still working on a vaccine for HIV.

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“Harvard, like other universities, has allowed foreign students to abuse their visa privileges and advocate for violence and terrorism on campus. If Harvard won’t defend the interests of its students, then we will.â€

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