collegiate

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

adjective

1. of or relating to a college.

   collegiate life.

2. of, characteristic of, or intended for college students.

   collegiate clothes; a collegiate dictionary.

3. of the nature of or constituted as a college.

noun

1. (in Canada) collegiate institute.

collegiate

/ kəˈliːdʒɪɪt /

adjective

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

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

noun

1. short for collegiate institute

Other Word Forms

• collegiately adverb
• collegiateness noun
• postcollegiate adjective
• precollegiate adjective
• procollegiate adjective
• pseudocollegiate adjective
• quasi-collegiate adjective
• subcollegiate adjective
• uncollegiate adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of collegiate¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word collēgiātus. See college, -ate ¹

Example Sentences

A subtle pathos, along with the playwright’s verbal sophistication, prevents the play from degenerating into a collegiate vaudeville.”

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On the other hand, dozens upon dozens of sports contests take place every week across multiple professional and collegiate leagues.

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On the other hand, dozens of sports contests take place every week across multiple professional and collegiate leagues.

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The Bruins waved the white flag in the final two minutes, allowing Madden Iamaleava to make his collegiate debut in relief of Duncan.

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He was raised in Yakima, Wash., a two-hour drive from Seattle, and played collegiately at Eastern Washington.

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Related Words

• intellectual 
• scholarly 
• scholastic