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Eric Schmidt looks innocent enough, with his watercolor blue eyes and his tiny office full of toys and his Google campus stocked with volleyball courts and unlocked bikes and wheat-grass shots and cereal dispensers and Haribo Gummi Bears and heated toilet seats and herb gardens and parking lots with cords hanging to plug in electric cars.
Maureen Dowd

Meaning of "campus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CAMPUS

From Latin: field.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CAMPUS

campus  [ˈkæmpəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAMPUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Campus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CAMPUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

campus

Campus

A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls, student centers or dining halls, and park-like settings. The definition currently describes a collection of buildings that belong to a given institution, either academic or non-academic.

Definition of campus in the English dictionary

The definition of campus in the dictionary is the grounds and buildings of a university. Other definition of campus is the outside area of a college, university, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAMPUS


astrocompass
ˌæstrəʊˈkʌmpəs
compass
ˈkʌmpəs
encompass
ɪnˈkʌmpəs
grampus
ˈɡræmpəs
gyrocompass
ˈdʒaɪrəʊˌkʌmpəs
hippocampus
ˌhɪpəʊˈkæmpəs
intercampus
ˌɪntəˈkæmpəs
lampas
ˈlæmpəs
multicampus
ˌmʌltɪˈkæmpəs
noncampus
ˌnɒnˈkæmpəs
off-campus
ˌɒfˈkæmpəs
Olympus
əʊˈlɪmpəs
on-campus
ˈɒnˌkæmpəs
pompous
ˈpɒmpəs
rumpus
ˈrʌmpəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAMPUS

camply
campness
campo
Campo Formio
Campo Grande
Campobello
campodeid
campodeiform
Campoformido
campong
camporee
Campos
campout
campshirt
campus police
Campus Stellae
campus university
campy
campylobacter
campylotropous

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAMPUS

Apus
artocarpus
Canopus
carpus
corpus
habeas corpus
Lepus
lupus
magnum opus
Mount Olympus
octopus
Oedipus
opus
pappus
platypus
Priapus
pus
rhizopus
Scopus
xenopus

Synonyms and antonyms of campus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «campus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAMPUS

Find out the translation of campus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of campus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «campus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

校园
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

campus
570 millions of speakers

English

campus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परिसर
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

حَرَمُ الـجَامِعَةِ أو الكُلِّيَّة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

студенческий городок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

campus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদ্যায়তন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

campus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kampus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Campus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

キャンパス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교정
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kampus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

học sở
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளாகத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅम्पस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kampus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

campus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kampus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кампус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

campus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πανεπιστημιούπολη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kampus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

universitetsområde
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

universitetsområde
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of campus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAMPUS»

The term «campus» is very widely used and occupies the 3.581 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAMPUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «campus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «campus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about campus

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10 QUOTES WITH «CAMPUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word campus.
1
Anant Agarwal
The online credential, the online certificate is very different from an on campus certificate. And we really believe that online learning and the EdX platform and the EdX portal, these are ways in which - you can think of them as a rising tide that's going to lift all boats whether for students worldwide or on our campuses.
2
Tatyana Ali
I even lived on campus to get the college experience. I had five roommates and I still keep in touch with them while I'm on the road.
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James Van Der Beek
You start thinking the world is a certain way and forgetting that there's another world outside of the campus boundaries that has nothing to do with what is your world at the time.
4
Paul D. Boyer
The Brigham Young University (BYU) campus was just a few blocks from my home and tuition was minimal.
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Michael N. Castle
I remember coming to this college in the 1960s as a new legislator when a road divided the campus - and it was not fully paved at that - and no wall defined the campus from the highway.
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John Clayton
Almost every time I am in a lectureship on a college campus, young people will say, If there is a God and if he is a loving and merciful God, how do you explain the problems of suffering and death and all the tragedies that happen to people?
7
Sloane Crosley
I attended an extremely small liberal arts school. There were approximately 1,600 of us roaming our New England campus on a good day. My high school was bigger. My freshman year hourly calorie intake was bigger.
8
Claire Danes
I really liked Yale, although it was extremely intimidating. When I visited the campus, I was hiding behind trees, I felt so unworthy.
9
Maureen Dowd
Eric Schmidt looks innocent enough, with his watercolor blue eyes and his tiny office full of toys and his Google campus stocked with volleyball courts and unlocked bikes and wheat-grass shots and cereal dispensers and Haribo Gummi Bears and heated toilet seats and herb gardens and parking lots with cords hanging to plug in electric cars.
10
Daniel J. Evans
I didn't take very much part in activities on campus at that time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAMPUS»

Discover the use of campus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to campus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Black Revolution on Campus
This book makes a major contribution to the current debate on Ethnic Studies, access to higher education, and opportunity for all.
Martha Biondi, 2012
2
Campus: an American planning tradition
"Campus is an exciting guide to a distinctive type of architectural planning, one that has reflected changing educational ideals from Colonial times to the present, and - as the embodiment of the ideal community - has often expressed ...
Paul Venable Turner, 1984
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Multiculturalism on Campus: Theory, Models, and Practices ...
As the diversity of the students on campus increases, the importance for everyone in authority to understand students distinct cultures and how they perceive our institutions, and equally, to understand our own privilege, and often ...
Michael J. Cuyjet, Mary F. Howard-Hamilton, Diane L. Cooper, 2012
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Hooking Up: Sex, Dating, and Relationships on Campus
During the tech boom, Silicon Valley became one of the most concentrated zones of wealth polarization and social inequality in the United States—a place with a fast-disappearing middle class, persistent pockets of poverty, and striking ...
Kathleen A. Bogle, 2008
5
Campus Crisis Management: A Comprehensive Guide to Planning, ...
These compelling stories provide insight into the issues and challenges these individuals faced and provide us with an opportunity to learn from their experiences.
Eugene L. Zdziarski, Norbert W. Dunkel, J. Michael Rollo, 2007
6
Campus Landscape: Functions, Forms, Features
This comprehensive handbook provides information, instruction, and ideas on planning and designing every aspect of the campus landscape, from parking lots to playing fields.
Richard P. Dober, 2000
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Bill Bright and Campus Crusade for Christ: The Renewal of ...
As Turner demonstrates, the story of Campus Crusade reflects the halting movement of evangelicalism into mainstream American society: its awkward marriage with conservative politics, its hesitancy over gender roles and sexuality, and its ...
John G. Turner, 2009
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Campus Recreational Sports Facilities: Planning, Design, and ...
"Campus Recreational Sports Facilities" covers the entire process of building a facility, from initial planning through design, construction, and move-in.
‎2009
9
Campus Wars: The Peace Movement at American State ...
Recreating watershed moments in dramatic narrative fashion, this engaging book is both a revisionist history and an important addition to the chronicle of the Vietnam War era.
Kenneth J. Heineman, 1994
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Campus Crime: Legal, Social, and Policy Perspectives
This updated edition examines the advancements that have been made in order to better understand campus crime, especially student victimization, and effectively address security issues.
Bonnie S. Fisher, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAMPUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term campus is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Campus SaVE Act deals with Chester County campus violence
Last week, the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) Act went into effect. According to the Clery Center, a non-profit organization ... «Main Line, Jul 15»
2
14 arrested in SNAP patrols near UCF campus
Between April 17 through May 30, campus police and county deputies conducted 154 bar checks to check student IDs and flush out underage ... «WKMG Orlando, Jul 15»
3
Under-construction MSU residence hall will be largest on campus
Photo contributed by MSU This is an artist's rendering of a new residence hall on the MSU campus slated to open in August 2016. «Times Record News, Jul 15»
4
LeTourneau University lands spot on beautiful campus list
LeTourneau University's campus in Longview made a list of the 50 most beautiful Christian campuses in the nation issued by Online Christian ... «Longview News-Journal, Jul 15»
5
SIU's Campus Lake closed because of thick toxic algae
CARBONDALE — SIU's Campus Lake has been closed for several weeks now with no immediate sign of reopening because of presence of a ... «The Southern, Jul 15»
6
Private Greengate School moving to former AAA campus near …
The campus includes a memorial to a regiment of Buffalo Soldiers who camped on the site in the fall of 1898. (Steve Doyle | sdoyle@al.com). «AL.com, Jul 15»
7
Public, private colleges to hold summit on campus safety
"Our state is fortunate to have public and private institutions that work together to share information and best practices that foster safe campus ... «Iowa City Press Citizen, Jul 15»
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South Alabama launches exploration of on-campus stadium
The school announced Monday it would begin the process to see if a stadium was feasible. "Construction of a football stadium is an extremely ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
9
Woman reportedly attacked on ODU campus
Norfolk, Va. – A woman reported that she was forcefully grabbed by an unknown man on the campus of Old Dominion University late Monday ... «wtkr.com, Jul 15»
10
NOW conference offers career planning for campus staff
This year's keynote speakers are Barinder Dhillon-Flanagan, interim deputy director of Campus Shared Services human resources/academic ... «UC Berkeley, Jul 15»

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