collegiate

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

Updated on: 18 Apr 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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All those victories, however, pale in comparison to the fact that almost every member of the club has signed letters of intent to play collegiate soccer.

— emmett hall, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Sunrise Sting girls ready to kick it up a notch with collegiate play," 14 Apr. 2018
Nobody accepts a challenge quite like Draymond, so stand back ... Compelling figure on the Spurs’ bench: assistant coach Becky Hammon, properly forecast to become the first woman to coach a men’s Division I collegiate team — or an NBA head coach.

— bruce jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, "Warriors-Spurs: No relation to Houston, thank goodness," 13 Apr. 2018
Shaquill looked to be a step ahead for most of their collegiate careers.

— michael middlehurst-schwartz, USA TODAY, "National Siblings Day: Which brothers were best NFL draft prospects?," 10 Apr. 2018
Top deals in college sports Top collegiate apparel deals by total value 1.

— azcentral, "Washington Huskies leaving Nike for adidas, sign 7th-largest college apparel deal," 10 Apr. 2018
Johnson's collegiate playing career started with two seasons at Northwestern following his transfer to Minnesota.

— patrick brennan, Cincinnati.com, "Travis Steele adds second Xavier basketball assistant coach in Minnesota assistant Ben Johnson," 10 Apr. 2018
The products have been used by basketball stars Kobe Bryant and Blake Griffin, skier Lindsey Vonn and more than 200 professional and collegiate sports teams including the Lakers, Clippers, UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans.

— ronald d. white, latimes.com, "In L.A. today, fitness can mean IV drips, vitamin shots and a daily freeze at -292 degrees," 5 Apr. 2018
Bridges will take his winning collegiate pedigree a few miles down the road and gets this young core one step closer to a championship.

— peter dawson, star-telegram, "2018 NBA Mock Draft 1.0: Mavs take forward at No. 5, controversial Duke guard | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 4 Apr. 2018
Since Lagat’s pro career has been marked by an almost uncanny level of good health, most people don’t know that he was injured for much of his first year as a collegiate runner.

— martin fritz huber, Outside Online, "In Praise of Bernard Lagat," 3 Apr. 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

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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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