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adjective col·le·giate \ kə-ˈlē-jət , -jē-ət \

Definition of collegiate

1 :of or relating to a collegiate church

a collegiate pastor

2 :of, relating to, or comprising a college

collegiate campuses

collegiate mascots

3 :collegial 2

4 :designed for or characteristic of college students

collegiate athletics

collegiate organizations

collegiate student housing

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Though the Nittany Lions extended his first collegiate offer, this recruitment got a little crowded during the summer. Boston College, Old Dominion, Tennessee and Virginia Tech have each entered the mix since June.

— tyler donohue, ajc, "Penn State Recruiting: RB target Jordan Houston sets visit, updated stats for Lions commits," 30 Aug. 2017
Another SDSU walk-on, 6-7 Cathedral Catholic High alum Niksha Federico, will play his final season of collegiate eligibility at Div.

— mark zeigler, sandiegouniontribune.com, "SDSU's Ben Perez lands in West Texas," 29 Aug. 2017
Jordan described Japan’s current collegiate athletic system as similar to a club model.

— zach schonbrun, New York Times, "An N.C.A.A. for Japan? Emmert Heads Abroad, Offering Advice," 28 Aug. 2017
Budnick, 23, finished his collegiate career with Santa Clara last year and played semipro ball this summer with the Seattle Studs, winning the home run derby at the National Baseball Congress World Series.

— steve millar, Daily Southtown, "Rookie Ryan Budnick gives ThunderBolts a boost in playoff push," 28 Aug. 2017
The potential good news for Bearcats fans is that the last four winners of the Ray Guy Award (top collegiate punter) have been Australians.

— tom groeschen, Cincinnati.com, "Australian joins UC as new punter," 25 Aug. 2017
Ayaz inducted into honor society Naperville resident Aleena Ayaz was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest all-discipline collegiate honor society, at Northern Illinois University.

— michelle mullins, Naperville Sun, "Naperville People in the News," 24 Aug. 2017
With its stunning collection of buildings conceived by legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright—as well as its scenic locale along Lake Hollingsworth—Florida Southern breaks the traditional collegiate design mold.

— jennifer chappell smith, Southern Living, "The South’s Most Beautiful Colleges," 15 Aug. 2017
This Midlands capital and collegiate city is abuzz with its claim to the longest total eclipse in a metro area on the East Coast.

— CNT, "Where to Be When the Moon Eclipses the Sun," 4 Aug. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of collegiate

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin collegiatus, from Latin collegium

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baccalaureate, colloquium, corequisite, dissertation, monograph, pedant, practicum, survey course, thesis

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: of or relating to a college or its students

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1 :having to do with a college

collegiate studies

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