Definition of "campus" in English

noun

1. The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.

   • The campus is sixty hectares in size.

2. An institution of higher education and its ambiance.

   • During the late 1960s, many an American campus was in a state of turmoil.

verb

1. To confine (a student) to campus as a punishment.

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