🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

sur le campus

Pronunciation / Transliteration: syur lə kɑ̃.pys

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
On-campus/ˌɒnˈkæm.pəs/
adjectiveadverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Il travaille dans un café sur le campus."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Located or taking place on the grounds of a university, college, or school.

    "She decided to live in an on-campus dormitory for her first year."
As adverb
  1. 1

    Within the grounds or premises of a university or college.

    "Most students prefer to eat on-campus between classes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Formed in the mid-20th century in American English, combining the preposition 'on' with 'campus', derived from the Latin 'campus' meaning 'field'. Originally used to describe facilities and activities located within the grounds of a university or college, it has expanded to denote various institutional or corporate settings.

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