campus

/'kæmpəs/

Thân thiện

A student rides a bicycle across the sunny campus.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The grounds and buildings of a university, college, or school: A "campus" refers to the land and the collection of buildings that belong to an educational institution. It is the physical environment where academic and social activities take place.

Usage

• The word "campus" is used to describe the physical location of a school or university. It often implies a contained area with multiple buildings, such as libraries, dormitories, classrooms, and green spaces.
• It is typically used with prepositions like , , or .
• Example: /

Examples

• Noun:
  • The university campus is very beautiful in the autumn.
  • There are several cafes scattered across the campus.
  • Campus security patrols the grounds at night.

Advanced Usage

• "to live on campus": to reside in housing provided by the educational institution.
  • Most first-year students are required to live on campus.
• "campus life": the experience of social and extracurricular activities at a university or college.
  • He enjoyed campus life and joined several clubs.
• "off-campus": located or happening away from the university grounds.
  • Many seniors choose to live in off-campus apartments.

Variants and Related Words

• Campuses (n, plural): The plural form of campus.
  • The university has multiple campuses in different cities.
• Campused (adj, informal): A rarely used adjective describing something characteristic of a campus.
  • The campused feel of the new student center is very popular.

Synonyms

• University grounds: The land and property of a university.
• School grounds: The land and property of a school.
• College precincts (formal): The area within the boundaries of a college.

Related Phrases

• Campus visit: A tour of a university or college for prospective students.
  • We went on a campus visit before deciding which college to attend.
• Campus-wide: Affecting or involving the entire campus.
  • The dean issued a campus-wide announcement about the event.

Idioms

• To be the talk of the campus: To be what everyone on campus is discussing.
  • His surprising victory in the election was the talk of the campus for weeks.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a field on which the buildings of a university are situated