Definition of CAMPUS

campus

Meanings

Plural: campuses, campusses

Noun

  • a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
  • The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
  • An institution of higher education and its ambiance.

Verb

  • To confine (a student) to campus as a punishment.
  • To use a campus board, or to climb without feet as one would on a campus board.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin campus (“field”). Doublet of camp and champ.
First used in its current sense in reference to Princeton University in the 1770s.

Scrabble Score: 12

campus is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
campus is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
campus is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

campus is a valid Words With Friends word