campuscam‧pus /ˈkæmpəs/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable, uncountable] 
Word Origin
a beautiful campus in New Englandon/off campus Most first-year students live on campus.2the land and buildings belonging to a large company: the Microsoft campus outside Seattle
Word OriginWORD ORIGINcampus
ExamplesOrigin:
1700-1800 Latin ➔ CAMP1EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- But the regents' decision still leaves much uncertainty on campus, which has seen enrollment decline significantly during the turmoil.
- If all this research leaves you feeling overwhelmed, you can turn to a campus career counselor for help sorting things out.
- Now, about 30 people use the campus for offices.
- On Saturday morning we will have a look at all the changes that have occurred on campus in recent years.
- Some are staunch racists; some are trying to make a difference on the campus.
- The campus was so wonderful, I loved it there.
WORD SETS► College
CollocationsAA, nounacademia, nounacademic, adjectiveacademic, nounacademy, nounalum, nounalumna, nounalumni, nounalumnus, nounassistant professor, nounAssociate of Arts, nounassociate professor, nounaudit, verbBA, nounbachelor's degree, nounBig Man on Campus, nounblue book, nounbrother, nounBSc, nounbursar, nounbursary, nouncampus, nounCantab, chair, nounchancellery, nounchancellor, nounclass, nouncoed, nouncommencement, nouncommunity college, nounconservatoire, nounconservatory, nounconvocation, nouncourse, nouncredit, nouncum laude, adverbdean, noundean's list, noundiploma, noundissertation, noundoctor, noundoctoral, adjectivedoctorate, nounDoctor of Philosophy, noundon, noundorm, noundormitory, noundouble first, noundown, adverbelective, nounexaminer, nounextension, nounextramural, adjectivefaculty, nounfinancial aid, nounfirst class, noungrad, noungrad school, noungraduate, noungraduate, verbgraduate, adjectivegraduate school, noungraduation, nounGRE, nounGreek, nounhall, nounhall of residence, nounhaze, verbhigher education, nounhomecoming, nounhonor roll, nounhonours degree, nounintercollegiate, adjectiveintramural, adjectiveIvy League, the, adjectivejoint honours, nounjunior college, nounlectureship, nounLLB, nounLLD, nounLLM, nounMA, nounmagna cum laude, adjectivemajor, nounMaster of Arts, nounMaster of Science, nounmaster's, nounmaster's degree, nounmatriculate, verbmature student, nounMBA, nounMEd, nounmedic, nounmedical school, nounMFA, nounmidterm, nounMilitary Academy, nounminor, nounMLitt, nounmortarboard, nounMPhil, nounM.Sc., nounOpen University, the, option, nounoral, nounOxbridge, nounPhD, nounPhi Beta Kappa, nounpledge, nounpledge, verbpoly, nounpolytechnic, nounpost doctoral, adjectivepost-grad, nounpostgraduate, nounpostgraduate, adjectivepractical, nounprof, nounprofessor, nounprofessorial, adjectiveprofessorship, nounProvost, nounqualified, adjectivequarter, nounrag, nounread, verbreadership, nounredbrick, adjectiverush, verbrush, nounsandwich course, nounschool, nounsemester, nounseminar, nounseminary, nounsenate, nounsenior, nounsingle honours, nounsophomore, nounsorority, nounspring break, nounstate university, nounstudent union, nounsubject, nounsumma cum laude, adverbsummer school, nounsurvey course, nounsyllabus, nountech, nountechnical college, nountenure, nountermly, adjectivetertiary education, nountheological college, nounthesis, nounthird, nounthird class, nountutor, nountutorial, nountutorial, adjective2.1, nountwo-two, nounU., undergraduate, noununi, nounUniv., university, nounupperclassman, nounupperclasswoman, nounvac, nounvacation, nounvarsity, nounvice-chancellor, nounvisiting professor, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the university campus
1the land and buildings of a university or college, including the buildings where students live: (=the area of land containing the main buildings of a university)· There were violent protests on university campuses.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► big· So his wicked sister's vanished and now he's big man on campus.· At Duke, John was a big man on campus with an academic tilt.· In addition to excelling academically, Mr Packard was a football star and big man around campus.
► main· Car parking space is available at the Halls of Residence in Laisteridge Lane and near the residences on the main campus.· Tenure was necessary on the main campus, he said, but dispensable on the new Arizona International Campus.· The decision followed demonstrations on the university's main campus.
► new· As well they might; the new campus was idyllic.· What sold them on the new campus that spring was the wonderful effect it would have on the value of land nearby.· The new campus novel is about such people, and by them: not just about dons but by dons.· As Margaret Regan reported in August, the number of students at the new campus was 44 on opening day.· Yet the iconoclasm of these middle-aged mavericks seemed tame to the new kids on campus.· In 1992, the university moved to its new campus off Twin Oaks Valley Road.· Every week, somewhere, a new university campus should open its gates; and growth needs to continue beyond the millennium.· Black Mountain had been seeking a new campus almost from its founding.
► off· Elise and Sawyer say they have been the most frequent victims of harassment both on and off campus.
► ua· Performance begins at 9 p. m. in the Flandrau Planetarium theater, located on the UA campus.· Tickets are available in the Flandrau Science Center gift shop, located on the UA campus.
NOUN► college· And so on the City College campus a vague and indistinctly demarcated intellectual struggle assumed, amazingly, the form of melodrama.· Obviously, a college campus would be fun.· Such a setting is rarely found but on a college campus and permission may be difficult to obtain for its use.· More and more research on and off the college campus is being done with the assistance of computer equipment.· She saw herself among the lilacs on her college campus in upstate New York.
► university· That day I went to Yonsei University campus early in the morning to watch the proposed student march to Panmunjom.· Over the fields of the university campus, and a sudden low redbrick wall, a precisely colonnaded rose garden.· M University campus, will begin greeting visitors later this year.· The house is right on the edge of the University campus, only about 5 minutes' walk from where we teach.· None the less, there is probably no major public university campus quite as racially and ethnically diverse as Cal.· Every week, somewhere, a new university campus should open its gates; and growth needs to continue beyond the millennium.· On Feb. 20 thousands of people rallied at the university campus in the support of the hunger strikers.
VERB► arrive· Not surprisingly, Dale had to entoil in a remedial mathematics course when he arrived on campus.· Like Sinclair, Tri-County is teaching more advanced skills to students who do arrive on campus better prepared.· Instead, students who arrive on campus with some community college credits under their belt can graduate early.
► build· Groups seem to be most successful when undertaking tangible projects, as Black Mountain was when building its second campus.
► close· Gallagher had promised to use force if the students closed down the campus, but now he wavered.
► leave· The majority of children who choose to leave the school campus at lunchtime buy crisps, chocolate and soft drinks.· There was no political dialogue left on campus.· He said that all 10,000 students would have to leave the campus with their belongings by last night.· The dean of students ordered the police to come and cut the padlock, but then to leave the campus.· Miami is offering a big contract extension to keep him from leaving campus.· In other schools, administrators barely acknowledge that a work-based learning program exists, except to let young people leave their campus.· But the regents' decision still leaves much uncertainty on campus, which has seen enrollment decline significantly during the turmoil.
► live· A student was charged with living on campus with a woman who was not his wife.· The students live off campus during this time.· Charles, a freshman, lives on campus.· Ed, a junior, lives off campus but often journeys south with Charles to the family home in Lakewood.
► visit· A specialist adviser visits the Belfast campus where careers information is currently held in the Library.· They visit the campus of the Crow Canyon Archeological Center and one of its excavation sites.
► walk· At the college gates, she got out, preferring to walk across the campus.· A few days later I saw him hurrying ahead of me as I walked away from the campus toward the subway.· Students cried as they walked on campus.· He liked melting into crowds, positioning himself in doorways, anticipating her route as she walked across campus.
► work· Five mornings a week she worked on campus, mastering the intricacies of various software programs.
a beautiful campus in New Englandon/off campus Most first-year students live on campus.2the land and buildings belonging to a large company: the Microsoft campus outside Seattle