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Campus is defined as the grounds and buildings of a school, college, hospital or place of business.
(noun)- An example of a campus is the area around and buildings at Harvard University.
- An example of a campus is Googleplex, which is the buildings of Google.
The definition of campus is something that relates to school or college.
(adjective)An example of campus is a school dance.
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See campus in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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noun pl. campuses
- the grounds, sometimes including the buildings, of a school or college
- the grounds, sometimes including the buildings, of a commercial or industrial firm, a hospital, etc.
Origin: L, a field < IE *kampos, a corner, cove < base *kamp-, to bend > Gr kampē, bend, curve, Lith kapas, corner, area
adjective
- on or of the campus
- of a school or college: campus politics
See campus in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. cam·pus·es
- The grounds of a school, college, university, or hospital.
- A college or university: campuses that are located across the state.
Origin:
Origin: Latin, field
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