campus

3 definitions • 5 examples

the buildings of a college or university and the land that surrounds them:

There's accommodation for about five hundred students on campus.

the grounds, sometimes including the buildings, of a university, college, or school:

[ C ] Surrounded by lovely trees, the Dartmouth campus is big and beautiful.

[ U ] Freshmen at many universities are not allowed to live off campus (= in houses not on university property).

the buildings of a college or university, or of a large organization, and the land that surrounds them:

There are about 10,400 students on campus and 17,000 students in the distance learning program.

Plans are for a six-story cancer center across the highway from the main hospital campus.