campus

The land and buildings belonging to a university, school, or large organization.

• The campus has a large library.
• Students walked across the campus after class.
• The company built a new campus outside the city.

How to use it: on campus (Most students live on campus.); off campus (She rents a room off campus.)

Common phrases: university campus, on campus, campus buildings

A university considered as a community with its own atmosphere and shared activities.

• The whole campus welcomed the news.
• Several campuses joined the protest.
• The debate divided an otherwise peaceful campus.

Similar words: university community

Common phrases: campus life, campus politics, the whole campus