Campus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkæmpəs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Campus is a noun meaning An institution of higher education and its ambiance.
Meaning
An institution of higher education and its ambiance.
More Meanings
- To confine (a student) to campus as a punishment.
- (climbing) To use a campus board, or to climb without feet as one would on a campus board.
- The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
Example Sentences
The campus is sixty hectares in size.
It is climbed or "campused" with only your arms and hands.
During the late 1960s, many an American campus was in a state of turmoil.
In addition to this signage there are promotional videos broadcast in English on television screens around the campus.
Word Forms
- campuses
- campusses
- campi
- campusing
- campussing
- campused
- campussed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include college, student, university, seminar, league, workshop.
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