campus
campus
noun KAHM-poos Rare
Origin: From Latin campus ('field, plain'); borrowed into Spanish via English.
Usage Note
Campus is invariable in the plural — los campus — because it ends in -s and is a borrowed word. It refers specifically to the grounds of a university or school complex, and the English loanword is now fully standard across Spanish-speaking countries.
Examples
"El campus universitario tiene una biblioteca enorme."
Natural Translation
The university campus has a huge library.
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