noun
campus
KAM-puhs/ˈkæmpəs/
The grounds and buildings of a school, university, or other organization.
Paths across the campus connect the library, teaching building, and laboratory.
Etymology
Latin campus meant a field or flat land. Its first college use was at Princeton, applying the land-word to college grounds—the basis of today's sense covering the grounds and buildings.
In context
you have the authority to enforce student discipline, access to most restricted areas on campus, a twenty-percent discount on every product in the school marketplace
More examples
- The company built a research campus outside town.
- Several residence halls stand on the north campus.
- The university operates three separate campuses.
Forms
campus · campuses
Similar words
- grounds
- The surrounding land, while campus also includes an institution's buildings.