campus
/ˈkæmpəs/noun
उच्चारण कैम्पस
परिसर
Core word
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[C, U]
the buildings of a university or college and the land around them
परिसर
- on campus
- campus placement
- The college campus is quiet during the holidays.
+ 2 more examples
- Students live on campus in the hostels.
- A new library has opened on the main campus.
Synonyms grounds premises site university
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
on campus
Use on campus, with no article, for being within the grounds of a college or university.
कॉलेज या विश्वविद्यालय के परिसर के भीतर होने के लिए बिना article के 'on campus' कहा जाता है।
- Most first-year students live on campus.
- There is a bank and a post office on campus.
off campus
Off campus means outside the grounds; it can be an adverb or an adjective before a noun.
Off campus का अर्थ परिसर के बाहर है; यह adverb भी हो सकता है और noun से पहले adjective भी।
- Radhika rents a room off campus.
- Off-campus housing is cheaper but far away.
campus (countable)
Campus is countable when a university has more than one site: the main campus, a second campus.
जब किसी विश्वविद्यालय के एक से अधिक परिसर हों, तब campus countable होता है।
- The university has three campuses in the state.
- The new campus is near the highway.
campus + noun
Campus often describes another noun: campus life, campus placement, campus election.
Campus अक्सर दूसरे noun का वर्णन करता है, जैसे campus life, campus placement।
- Campus placements begin in November.
- Campus life taught her to manage time.
campus (sense: a place or its community)
Sometimes campus stands for the people in it, as in the whole campus was talking about the result.
कभी-कभी campus का अर्थ वहाँ के लोग होता है, जैसे पूरा campus परिणाम की चर्चा कर रहा था।
- The whole campus celebrated when the college won the cup.
+Collocations 5
adjective + campus
sprawlinggreenmainresidentialsatellite
- The sprawling campus has a lake and a botanical garden.
campus + noun
lifeplacementinterviewsecuritycanteen
- Campus interviews are held in the seminar hall.
verb + campus
visittourjoinleavewalk across
- Radhika toured the campus before taking admission.
campus + preposition
on campusoff campusacross campusaround campus
- Bicycles are the best way to travel around campus.
campus + facility
hostellibrarysports groundmedical centrebus stop
- The campus medical centre is open all day.
“More examples 6
- The campus is quiet during the summer vacation.
गर्मी की छुट्टियों में परिसर शांत रहता है।
- Bikes are not allowed inside the campus after dark.
अँधेरा होने के बाद परिसर के भीतर बाइकों की अनुमति नहीं है।
- A job fair will be held on campus next month.
अगले महीने परिसर में रोज़गार मेला लगेगा।
- The library is at the heart of the campus.
पुस्तकालय परिसर के बीचोंबीच स्थित है।
- Students from other cities find campus life exciting but expensive.
दूसरे शहरों से आए विद्यार्थियों को campus life रोमांचक पर महँगी लगती है।
- Every morning Radhika cycles from her hostel across the campus to the library.
राधिका हर सुबह अपने छात्रावास से परिसर पार करके साइकिल से पुस्तकालय जाती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She lives in the campus of the college.
✓ She lives on the campus of the college.
Campus is treated as a surface or grounds, so use on, not in.
Campus को परिसर की ज़मीन माना जाता है, इसलिए 'on' लगता है, 'in' नहीं।
✗ Many students live in campus.
✓ Many students live on campus.
The fixed phrase is on campus, without an article.
स्थिर प्रयोग 'on campus' है, बिना article के।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Plural campuses.
Plural: campus का plural campuses होता है, campi नहीं। campus का अर्थ है विश्वविद्यालय या कॉलेज का परिसर।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Campus placement or recruitment (companies hiring students directly from colleges), on campus.
Collocations: campus placement या recruitment (कंपनियों द्वारा सीधे कॉलेजों से छात्रों की भर्ती), on campus (परिसर में)।