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Definition of campus
1
: the grounds and buildings of a university, college, or school
2
: a university, college, or school viewed as an academic, social, or spiritual entity
3
: grounds that resemble a campus
a hospital campus a landscaped corporate campus
Examples of campus in a Sentence
Visitors crowded the campus on graduation day.
Rallies were held on college campuses across the country.
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Opponents worry about allowing the drug on campus and question whether medical marijuana regulations for children are strong enough. — USA TODAY, "Record grapefruit, light rail win, Snake Road: News from around our 50 states," 29 Aug. 2019 Punches were thrown during a confrontation on the campus of University of Queensland (UQ) in Brisbane. — Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS, "Australia plans to tackle foreign influence at nation's universities," 28 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'campus.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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campus
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English Language Learners Definition of campus
: the area and buildings around a university, college, school, etc.
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campus
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cam·​pus
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Kids Definition of campus
: the grounds and buildings of a college or school
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