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campus Definition

☆ cam·pus (kam′pəs)

noun pl. -·puses

  1. the grounds, sometimes including the buildings, of a school or college
  2. the grounds, sometimes including the buildings, of a commercial or industrial firm, a hospital, etc.

Etymology: L, a field < IE *kampos, a corner, cove < base *kamp-, to bend > Gr kampē, bend, curve, Lith kapas, corner, area

adjective

  1. on or of the campus
  2. of a school or college campus politics

transitive verb -·pused, -·pus·ing

to restrict (a student) to campus or dormitory, usually because of infraction of rules

campus Synonyms

campus

n.

school grounds, college grounds, quadrangle, quad, seat of learning, college, university, academia, the Yard (Harvard), buildings and grounds, plant, physical plant, faculties, alma mater, the backs, the courts (both Cambridge, England); see also college, school 1, university.

campus Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • situate: Two campuses situated in Launceston, Tasmania provide the facilities to achieve it's mission.
  • visit: Campus Q. Can I come and visit the campus at any time?

Adjective modifier

  • purpose-built: The new appointments coincide with the Bristol Academy of Sport's move into its new purpose-built state-of-the-art campus near Filton High School.
  • main: The main campus is also home to the new Student Village.
  • virtual: Open University - is the ' virtual campus ' .
  • leafy: In term-time 20,000 students fill the leafy campus, and the holiday periods are busy with conferences and events.
  • attractive: It is situated in an attractive campus, neighboring open countryside, yet is only one mile from Bath city center.
  • state-of-the-art: The new appointments coincide with the Bristol Academy of Sport's move into its new purpose-built state-of-the-art campus near Filton High School.

Modifies a noun

  • map: Getting around the University The Edgbaston campus map can be found here.
  • network: Most study bedrooms in halls and flats are linked to the University's campus network.
  • tour: Campus tours are open to anybody thinking of studying here.
  • bookshop: Where they buy 82 % of students had bought new books from the campus bookshop.
  • accommodation: Students who are staying for the autumn semester will not be accepted for on campus accommodation.

Noun used with modifier

  • university: Off a 200 foot crane on the university campus.
  • parkland: This parkland campus also houses the outdoor facilities of the Sport & Recreation Service.
  • davies: Viewed from this include data on davies campus is.
  • college: I have my own room on the ground floor of a five bedroomed house within the college campus.
  • branch: Most foreign providers have withdrawn, leaving only a handful committed to the branch campus model dictated by the Higher Education Act, 1997.
  • immigration: Passengers landing could a palm tree immigration campus quot we rented scooters.