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

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How to use collegiate in a sentence

Chris Weller retired in 2002 as the winningest coach in Maryland women’s basketball history, racking up 499 wins and milestone after milestone as the women’s game grew into a pillar of collegiate athletics.
Brenda Frese, closing in on win No. 500, has made Maryland women’s basketball a juggernaut|Kareem Copeland|February 4, 2021|Washington Post
On March 12, the NCAA said it would be canceling its famed March Madness collegiate basketball tournament.
Timeline: From the first coronavirus cases to the first vaccinations|Sy Mukherjee|December 30, 2020|Fortune
In quarterback Taulia Tagovailoa’s first collegiate start, one mistake turned into another and the unit never settled into a rhythm.
Taulia Tagovailoa responded after a rough opener and now Maryland’s offense is rolling|Emily Giambalvo|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
Navy senior cornerback Cam Kinley had a real concern this week that he may never play another home game before the end of his collegiate career.
Navy has second consecutive game postponed because of coronavirus|Kareem Copeland|November 10, 2020|Washington Post

When Australian runner Morgan McDonald began his collegiate running career at the University of Wisconsin, he quickly learned how to dress for workouts in frigid temperatures.
How to Master the Cold Weather Run|Outside Editors|November 10, 2020|Outside Online
These vicars-choral formed a corporate body and lived collegiately in the Bedern.
Life in a Medival City|Edwin Benson
But when I was young, collegiately young, Hamerton was an authority on life and art, and a preceptor of beauty.
The Spell of Scotland|Keith Clark

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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Origin of collegiate

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