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单词 campus
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campus

[ kam-puhs ]
/ ˈkæm pəs /
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noun, plural cam·pus·es.

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

Origin of campus

1765–75, Americanism;<Latin: flat place, field, plain

OTHER WORDS FROM campus

in·ter·cam·pus, adjectivenon·cam·pus, adjective

Words nearby campus

camptomelia, camptomelic dwarfism, camptonite, camptospasm, “Camptown Races”, campus, campus university, campy, campylobacter, campylobacterosis, campylodactyly
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British Dictionary definitions for campus

campus
/ (ˈkæmpəs) /

noun plural -puses

the grounds and buildings of a university
mainly US the outside area of a college, university, etc

Word Origin for campus

C18: from Latin: field
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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