collegiate

[ kuh-lee-jit, -jee-it ]

/ kəˈli dʒɪt, -dʒi ɪt /

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adjective

of or relating to a college: collegiate life.

of, characteristic of, or intended for college students: collegiate clothes; a collegiate dictionary.

of the nature of or constituted as a college.

noun

(in Canada) collegiate institute.

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Origin of collegiate

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word collēgiātus.See college, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM collegiate

col·le·giate·ly, adverbcol·le·giate·ness, nounpost·col·le·giate, adjectivepre·col·le·giate, adjective

pro·col·le·giate, adjectivepseu·do·col·le·giate, adjectivequa·si-col·le·giate, adjectivesub·col·le·giate, adjectiveun·col·le·giate, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH collegiate

collegial, collegiate

Words nearby collegiate

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How to use collegiate in a sentence

During his memorial service, head basketball coach Tom Crean talked about Hogue’s imprint on collegiate sports.
Ronnie Hogue, who broke barriers at University of Georgia, dies of covid-19|Amber Ferguson|December 10, 2020|Washington Post
This capsule of cozy items with a collegiate feel is the first of many small collections to come, each with new products and a different vibe, available for just a limited time.
Eater Merch Is (Finally) Here|Eater Staff|November 30, 2020|Eater
This is particularly important when a collegiate season is only, at maximum, something like 40 games long, making the data noisy.
How These WNBA Prospects Can Improve Their Draft Stock|Howard Megdal|November 24, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
The governing body of collegiate sports intensified conversations about Native mascots in 2001, the same year the organization banned states that fly the Confederate flag from hosting national championship events.
Hundreds Of Schools Are Still Using Native Americans As Team Mascots|Hope Allchin|October 12, 2020|FiveThirtyEight

They both played in the same collegiate system at Connecticut, though more than a decade apart.
The Seattle Storm’s Dynamic Duo Is On The Brink Of Another Title|Howard Megdal|October 6, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
The NFL has not taken the road that the National Collegiate Athletic Association traveled in 2005.
The Native Americans Who Voted for ‘The Fighting Sioux’|Evan Weiner|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So I go to have both the art school experience and the American typical collegiate experience.
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill on ‘22 Jump Street,’ Penis Kissing, and Julie Andrews’s Boobs|Kevin Fallon|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I did one semester at Boulder, which was more a stereotypical, American collegiate experience.
Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill on ‘22 Jump Street,’ Penis Kissing, and Julie Andrews’s Boobs|Kevin Fallon|June 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
More than 500 colleges use a test called the Collegiate Learning Assessment to measure academic progress.
College Kids Should Major in Leisure|Nick Romeo|May 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Rev. Jacqui Lewis, a pastor at Middle Collegiate Church in Manhattan said this is not the case.
Should You Divorce Your Family After the Holidays?|Keli Goff|January 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We as heretofore, have been on the extreme; either no qualification at all, or a Collegiate education.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
She couldn't make out what, for all the Academic and Collegiate girls whispered about it secretly at recess.
The Open Question|Elizabeth Robins
The senior course in our high school comprises collegiate subjects.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman|Pauline Lester
England was not going to confer its greatest collegiate honor without being permitted to pay its wider and more popular tribute.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
After the dissolution of the collegiate establishment the church at Howden began to be neglected.
The Rivers of Great Britain: Rivers of the East Coast|Various

British Dictionary definitions for collegiate

collegiate

/ (kəˈliːdʒɪɪt) /

adjective

Also: collegial of or relating to a college or college students

(of a university) composed of various colleges of equal standing

noun

Canadian short for collegiate institute

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collegiate

Origin of collegiate

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