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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

/ ˈæə /

noun

  1. the grounds and buildings of a university
  2. the outside area of a college, university, etc
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • t·pܲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of campus1

1765–75, Americanism; < Latin: flat place, field, plain
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of campus1

C18: from Latin: field
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Two brothers who attend Santa Ana High School have been arrested in a stabbing incident at the campus that left one student dead and two others injured.

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His executive orders on higher education, the launching of investigations into antisemitism on university campuses and the deportation of college students have roiled academia at large.

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More than 70 protesters were arrested by the police, Columbia Spectator, a campus newspaper, reported.

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School officials would not say whether there was a memorial on the campus to honor the shooting victims.

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The collision happened less than two miles from the campus near the intersection of Island Way and Dana Point Harbor Drive.

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