campus

UK: /ˈkæmpəs/ US: /ˈkæmpəs/ ,(kam′pəs)

Inflections of 'campus' (n): npl: campuses

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

cam•pus /ˈkæmpəs/   n., pl. -pus•es. 

1. Education the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college or other school:
   [countable] one of the most beautiful campuses.
   [uncountable] In those days you had to be back on campus by midnight.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

cam•pus  (kam′pəs), n., pl. -pus•es. 

1. Education the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
2. Education a college or university:
   The large influx of older students radically changed many campuses throughout the country.
3. Education a division of a university that has its own grounds, buildings, and faculty but is administratively joined to the rest of the university.
4. Education the world of higher education:
   Foundation grants have had a marked effect on the character of the American campus.
5. Business a large, usually suburban, landscaped business or industrial site.

• Latin: flat place, field, plain
• 1765–75, American.

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campus / ˈkæmpəs/ noun ( -puses)

1. the grounds and buildings of a university
2. the outside area of a college, university, etc

Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: field