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Dormitry vs Campus - What's the difference?

dormitry | campus |

As a noun campus is

campus (of an educational institution, etc).

dormitry

Not English

Dormitry has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'dormitry':

dromedary, dormitory, dramedy

campus

English

Noun

(es)
  • The grounds or property of a school, college, university, business, church, or hospital, often understood to include buildings and other structures.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-24, volume=408, issue=8850, magazine=(The Economist), author=Schumpeter
    • , title= Mr Geek goes to Washington , passage=From their corporate campuses on the west coast, America’s technology entrepreneurs used to ignore faraway Washington, DC—or mention the place only to chastise it for holding back innovation with excessive regulation. They have, at times, invested in the low politics of self-interested lobbying […]. Yet unlike Wall Street
  • An institution of higher education and its ambiance.

    • Usage notes

    * The Latinate plural form campi is sometimes used, particularly with respect to colleges or universities; however, it is sometimes frowned upon. By contrast, the common plural form campuses is universally accepted.

    Derived terms

    * campus legend * off-campus / on-campus

    Related terms

    * camp * campi (nonstandard plural) *

    Verb

    (es)
  • To confine to campus as a punishment.
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