collegiate

adjective

col·​le·​giate kə-ˈlē-jət How to pronounce collegiate (audio)
-jē-ət
1
: of or relating to a collegiate church
a collegiate pastor
2
: of, relating to, or comprising a college
collegiate campuses
collegiate mascots
3
4
: designed for or characteristic of college students
collegiate athletics
collegiate organizations
collegiate student housing
collegiately adverb

Examples of collegiate in a Sentence

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New ownership has brought investment and a collegiate approach. George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 In collegiate sports, the bond between player and coach is often enduringly strong – much more so than at the professional level. Patrick Snell, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025 The California native started his collegiate career at Arizona before playing one season each at Michigan State and Houston Christian. Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025 The clothes were a wearable mix of collegiate and nautical influences with an upscale preppy twist. Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for collegiate

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of collegiate was in the 15th century

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“Collegiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collegiate. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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collegiate

adjective
col·​le·​giate kə-ˈlē-jət How to pronounce collegiate (audio)
-jē-ət
1
: of or relating to a college
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of college students
collegiate sports

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