collegiate

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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 sense 2

4 : designed for or characteristic of college students collegiate athletics collegiate organizations collegiate student housing

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Recent Examples on the Web West has completed 29 of 56 career pass attempts for 301 yards, and McKee has attempted seven collegiate throws after serving a Latter Day Saints mission in Brazil. — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Sep. 2021 Footage against collegiate defenses, however, is far more valuable in his evaluation. — Michael Casagrande | Mcasagrande@al.com, al, 2 Sep. 2021 Platt spent his early childhood in Southern California, where his father, a collegiate physical education teacher, was outspoken about his opposition to the Vietnam War and the draft. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2021 Not an easy act to follow, and harder still for someone who has yet to throw his first pass in a collegiate game. — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2021 Jones, a true freshman from Atlanta, started at safety against Fresno State and had six tackles in his collegiate debut. — Shawn Mcfarland, courant.com, 31 Aug. 2021 In his collegiate debut as a redshirt freshman, Nordin became the first kicker in Michigan history to make multiple field goals of 50 or more yards in a game. — BostonGlobe.com, 28 Aug. 2021 Hayes played 334 games over seven years in the NHL for four teams after a successful collegiate career and NCAA championship at Boston College. — Juliet Pennington, PEOPLE.com, 26 Aug. 2021 Four years of strength training and collegiate pitching paid off, as did intensive academic work online that, coupled with his job at a fitness club, culminated in Vesia earning a degree in recreational management. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2021

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