often attributive
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.
We walked around the campus on our first day.
Recent Examples on the Web
The nationwide campus protests began as a response by some students to Israel’s offensive in Gaza after Hamas launched a deadly attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7.
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Christopher Weber, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
In 2011, campus police at the University of California at Davis pepper sprayed nonviolent students taking part in a sit-in.
—TIME, 29 Apr. 2024
At Cal Poly Humboldt, officials closed campus to the public on Saturday, several days after student protesters first occupied two academic and administrative buildings.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2024
Since the Israel-Hamas war began Oct. 7, protests on Wisconsin campuses have been largely peaceful.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024
The eight elementary schools are the district’s lowest-enrollment campuses.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2024
The Israeli assault in Gaza has led the International Court of Justice, a separate court in The Hague, to hear accusations of genocide against the Israeli state and has spurred a wave of protests on college campuses in the United States.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Police received a call that Black young people were throwing rocks at white drivers near the campus.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024
The number of university campuses setting up tent encampments continues to grow nationally, echoing an encampment first set up at Columbia University in New York City.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2024
Christopher Weber, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2024
In 2011, campus police at the University of California at Davis pepper sprayed nonviolent students taking part in a sit-in.
—TIME, 29 Apr. 2024
At Cal Poly Humboldt, officials closed campus to the public on Saturday, several days after student protesters first occupied two academic and administrative buildings.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 29 Apr. 2024
Since the Israel-Hamas war began Oct. 7, protests on Wisconsin campuses have been largely peaceful.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024
The eight elementary schools are the district’s lowest-enrollment campuses.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Apr. 2024
The Israeli assault in Gaza has led the International Court of Justice, a separate court in The Hague, to hear accusations of genocide against the Israeli state and has spurred a wave of protests on college campuses in the United States.
—Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Police received a call that Black young people were throwing rocks at white drivers near the campus.
—Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2024
The number of university campuses setting up tent encampments continues to grow nationally, echoing an encampment first set up at Columbia University in New York City.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 28 Apr. 2024
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“Campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/campus. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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