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subcampus

subcampus noun: a distinct area within a campus.

Noun

subcampus (plural subcampuses)

  1. A distinct area within a campus.
    • If Air Force ROTC training is to be conducted at any auxiliary or subcampus or at any location other than that stated above, explain fully.1948, Federal Register, volume 13, part 12, Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, page 7641
    • Mr. Mayer described the various aspects encompassed by the 1963 Master Plan, including the circulation system, provision for open space, walkways between buildings and between different subcampus areas, the organization of the total campus into subcampus areas and the relationship between the...1989, Proceedings of the Board of Regents, 1988-1989, The University of Michigan, page 157

Forms of subcampus

pluralsubcampuses

Origin of subcampus

sub- + campus

Questions about subcampus

What does subcampus mean?
Subcampus means a distinct area within a campus.
What part of speech is subcampus?
Subcampus is a noun.
What is the plural of subcampus?
The plural of subcampus is subcampuses.

Words near subcampus in the dictionary

  1. subcalvarian
  2. subcamp
  3. subcampaign
  4. subcampanulate
  5. subcamps
  6. subcampus
  7. subcampuses
  8. subcanaliculate
  9. subcancellate
  10. subcancellated
  11. subcanonical

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