Campus Definition
kămpəs
campused, campuses, campusing
noun
The grounds, sometimes including the buildings, of a school or college.
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The grounds, sometimes including the buildings, of a commercial or industrial firm, a hospital, etc.
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Campus is defined as the grounds and buildings of a school, college, hospital or place of business.
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.
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adjective
On or of the campus.
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Of a school or college.
Campus politics.
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verb
To restrict (a student) to campus or dormitory, usually because of an infraction of the rules.
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Origin of Campus
First used in its current sense in reference to Princeton University in the 1770s.
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From Latin campus (“field”).
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Latin field
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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