word-vault/dist/data/cards/ca/campus.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "campus",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the buildings of a university or college and the land around them",
            "sensetop": "on campusoff campus",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "**university/college campuses**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The university has campuses in Cairns and Brisbane."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She lives on campus *(= within the main university area)*.",
                    "contextForm": "on campus"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The number of graduate students living off campus has dropped.",
                    "contextForm": "off campus"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students at the main campus have heeded the call to boycott lectures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Wi-fi is also provided in many locations around the campus."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The statue stands on the campus of Princeton University."
                },
                {
                    "text": "campus life"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students at the Belfast campus have access to excellent sports facilities."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Engineering department is on the main campus."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education", "Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["large", "sprawling", "small"],
                "verb + campus": ["have"],
                "campus + noun": ["newspaper", "bookstore", "novel"],
                "preposition": ["at a/​the campus", "off campus", "on campus"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæmpəs/",
                "audio": "ca/campus/campus__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkæmpəs/",
                "audio": "ca/campus/campus__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 18th cent. (originally US): from Latin campus ‘field’, specifically applied to the Campus Martius in Rome, used for games, athletic practice, and military drill."
}