CAMPUS

campus

(noun) a field on which the buildings of a university are situated

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

campus (plural campuses)

The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.

An institution of higher education and its ambiance.

Usage notes

• The Latinate plural form campi is sometimes used, particularly with respect to colleges or universities; however, it is sometimes frowned upon. By contrast, the common plural form campuses is universally accepted.

Verb

campus (third-person singular simple present campuses, present participle campusing, simple past and past participle campused)

To confine to campus as a punishment.

Source: Wiktionary


Cam"pus, n. Etym: [L., a field.]

Definition: The principal grounds of a college or school, between the buildings or within the main inclosure; as, the college campus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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