campus
/ˈkæmpəs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.51 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
noun
An institution of higher education and its ambiance.
verb
To confine (a student) to campus as a punishment.
verb
To use a campus board, or to climb without feet as one would on a campus board.
Example Sentences
- "The campus is sixty hectares in size."
- "be on campus"
- "From their corporate campuses on the west coast, America’s technology entrepreneurs used to ignore faraway Washington, DC—or mention the place only to chastise it for holding back innovation with excessive regulation. They have, at times, invested in the low politics of self-interested lobbying […]. Yet unlike Wall Street[…]tech tycoons have remained largely aloof from the broader affairs of the nation’s capital."
- "In addition to this signage there are promotional videos broadcast in English on television screens around the campus."
- "During the late 1960s, many an American campus was in a state of turmoil."
- "They hold sessions regularly and “campus” women for staying out late—and they do their best campussing at those times when they are sleepiest and meanest from being out until three and four themselves the night before."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *kh₂em-, campus
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkæmpəs/
- British English: /ˈkæmpəs/