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cam⋅pus
[kam-puh
s] 
–noun, plural -pus⋅es.
| 1. | the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school. |
| 2. | a college or university: The large influx of older students radically changed many campuses throughout the country. |
| 3. | a division of a university that has its own grounds, buildings, and faculty but is administratively joined to the rest of the university. |
| 4. | the world of higher education: Foundation grants have had a marked effect on the character of the American campus. |
| 5. | a large, usually suburban, landscaped business or industrial site. |
Origin:
1765–75, Americanism; < L: flat place, field, plain
1765–75, Americanism; < L: flat place, field, plain
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| cam·pus (kām'pəs) n. pl. cam·pus·es
[Latin, field.] |
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Campus
Cam"pus\, n. [L., a field.] The principal grounds of a college or school, between the buildings or within the main inclosure; as, the college campus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : campus
Spanish:
recinto universitario, campus,
German:
der Campus,
Japanese:
学校の構内
campus
1774, from L. campus "a field," probably prop. "an expanse surrounded" (by woods, higher ground, etc.), from PIE *kampos "a corner, cove," from base *kamp- "to bend" (cf. Lith. kampus "corner," Pol. kepa "island in a river"). First used in college sense at Princeton.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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