campus

English

/ˈkæmpəs/, /ˈkæmpəs/

noun
Definitions
  • 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.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin campus (field, level ground, plain, open space, level field, open field, a plain, camp, a place of action, open country, scope, place field of action, an open space, a field, battlefield, level plain, a plain field).

Origin

Latin

campus

Gloss

field, level ground, plain, open space, level field, open field, a plain, camp, a place of action, open country, scope, place field of action, an open space, a field, battlefield, level plain, a plain field

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

野, 畑, 原

Emoji
🏑 🚜

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