noun

campus

campus

The university has a beautiful campus.

The university has a beautiful campus.

She lives on campus in a dormitory.

She lives on campus in a dormitory.

on ((campus)) on the grounds of a university or college Many students live on campus.

off ((campus)) not on the grounds of a university or college He lives in an apartment off campus.

Synonyms: grounds, university grounds

From Latin 'campus', meaning 'field' or 'open space'. It was first used at Princeton University to describe the grounds.

It shares the same root as 'camp'. Imagine the large grounds of a university as a 'field' of learning.

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