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collegiate

adjective col·le·giate \ kə-ˈlē-jət , -jē-ət \
|Updated on: 12 Jun 2018

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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collegiately

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Origin and Etymology of collegiate

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

Other Education Terms

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

COLLEGIATE Defined for English Language Learners

collegiate

adjective

Definition of collegiate for English Language Learners

  • : of or relating to a college or its students

COLLEGIATE Defined for Kids

collegiate

adjective col·le·giate \ kə-ˈlē-jət \

Definition of collegiate for Students

1 : having to do with a college
  • collegiate studies
2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of college students
  • collegiate humor

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