campus

noun

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.

(climbing) To use a campus board, or to climb without feet as one would on a campus board.

Roots

campuscampus- · Latin · field

Synonyms for campus

schoolhousen gymnasiumn auditoriumn

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Where does campus come from?

The word campus breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root campus-, from Latin campus (“field”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.