collegiate

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

|Updated on: 7 Aug 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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Small, who signed a six-year extension with Illinois in 2016, has also earned a reputation as one of the nation’s top collegiate coaches.

— steve reaven, chicagotribune.com, "No Small feat: Illinois men's golf coach contending at Senior Players at Exmoor," 13 July 2018
Wright had been playing for the Lafayette Aviators in the Prospect League, one of the more prominent collegiate summer baseball leagues in the Midwest.

— dave melton, Post-Tribune, "Griffith product Amir Wright settles right in as the DH in his return to the Northwest Indiana Oilmen," 11 July 2018
After a stellar collegiate career, Mr. Ramsey played nine years for the Celtics under innovative Hall of Fame coach Red Auerbach.

— Washington Post, "Frank Ramsey, NBA Hall of Famer and versatile ‘sixth man,’ dies at 86," 10 July 2018
In 1979 he was named collegiate coach of the year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America after Penn State reached the tournament’s semifinals.

— richard goldstein, New York Times, "Walter Bahr, a Star of a World Cup Upset, Is Dead at 91," 18 June 2018
Rice officials have interviewed at least 10 candidates to replace Hall of Fame coach Wayne Graham, a mix of former players, current collegiate head coaches and assistants and a former major league manager.

— joseph duarte, Houston Chronicle, "Rice aims to hire a baseball coach by next week," 14 June 2018
Marisela recently finished Emory Pipeline Collaborative, a three-year summertime program that readies students for collegiate courses in medicine.

— mark davis, ajc, "Personal Journeys: A class by herself," 8 June 2018
Norman's season includes a collegiate record of 43.61, which also made him the sixth-fastest man of all-time.

— chris chavez, SI.com, "Watch: Noah Lyles Runs 19.69 To Beat Michael Norman In Epic 200 Meter Clash," 5 July 2018
Two other local collegiate players vying for an extended run this week are Waubonsie Valley’s Arushi Singh and St. Charles North’s Kate Lillie.

— rick armstrong, Aurora Beacon-News, "Home sweet home: Local course gives Neuqua Valley graduate Jessica Yuen an edge in national amateur tourney," 25 June 2018

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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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First Known Use: 15th century

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

COLLEGIATE Defined for English Language Learners

collegiate

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Definition of collegiate for English Language Learners

: of or relating to a college or its students

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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

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