how to pronounce campus

/ˈkæmpəs/

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the above transcription of campus is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

campus is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of campus in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… ready to make our campus visits first …”

meanings of campus

noun:

An institution of higher education and its ambiance.
The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.

verb:

To confine to campus as a punishment.
To use a campus board, or to climb without feet as one would on a campus board.

campus frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word campus occurs in english on average 21.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics campus can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that campus can be often used in the following areas:

1) transport and travel;