Plural of campus
regular plural
The plural of campus is campuses or campusses.
Forms of campus
| Singular | campus /ˈkæmpəs/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | campuses campusses |
| Countable | countable |
Less standard forms: campi (nonstandard).
Campuses and campusses in a sentence
- From their corporate campuses on the west coast, America’s technology entrepreneurs used to ignore faraway Washington, DC—or mention the place only to chastise it for holding back innovation with excessive regulation.2013 August 24, Schumpeter, “Mr Geek goes to Washington”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8850
- IHEs have recently seen a small number of well-publicized immigration enforcement actions on campuses.2025 March 20, Allison B. Gotfried, Keith Olsen, “Trump Administration Rescinds Sensitive Locations Policy: What It Means for Institutions…. From the entry IHE
- Seemingly out of nowhere, BeReal has made its way to college campuses.2022 April 6, Carson Lott, “New social media app asks users to ‘BeReal’”, in The Crimson White, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2023. From the entry BeReal
- "We had a massive postcarding campaign involving college campuses, many environmental groups," says O'Connell.2004, Christian Crumlish, The power of many. From the entry postcarding
- In high schools with open campuses, students leave at lunchtime to buy fast food elsewhere.1999, Carol Silverman Saunders, Safe at School: Awareness and Action for Parents of Kids Grades K-12. From the entry fast food
Meaning of campus
- noun The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
- noun An institution of higher education and its ambiance.
- verb To confine (a student) to campus as a punishment.
Questions about the plural of campus
- What is the plural of campus?
- The plural of campus is campuses or campusses.
- Which is correct, campuses or campusses?
- Both are used. campuses is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is campus countable?
- Campus is a countable noun.
- Is campi correct?
- campi is marked nonstandard in Wiktionary. The usual plural of campus is campuses or campusses.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: campus (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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