intercollegiate

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

adjective

1. taking place between or participating in activities between different colleges.

   intercollegiate athletics.

2. of, relating to, or representative of two or more colleges.

intercollegiate

/ ˌɪntəkəˈliːdʒɪɪt /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or conducted between two or more colleges or universities

Word History and Origins

Origin of intercollegiate¹

First recorded in 1870–75; inter- + collegiate

Example Sentences

Concordia must immediately reinstate the women’s teams and provide them “with funding, staffing, and all other benefits commensurate with their status as varsity intercollegiate teams,” Slaughter wrote in a 19-page ruling.

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“At a time of tremendous turbulence within the intercollegiate athletics enterprise, we are making a strong statement that St. Bonaventure continues to be on the forefront of change,” Beretta said in a statement.

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He was accepted into UW’s one-year intercollegiate athletic leadership graduate program in late February.

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“They’ve done the most of any intercollegiate basketball program in the history of basketball, men or women,” Bruno said.

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Tennessee’s law states that compensation cannot be provided in exchange for athletic performance in order to “maintain a clear separation between amateur intercollegiate athletics and professional sports.”

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