collegiate
adjective
col·le·giate kə-ˈlē-jət 
-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
: collegial sense 2
4
: designed for or characteristic of college students
collegiate athletics
collegiate organizations
collegiate student housing
collegiately adverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Words & Music, May 1965 also includes recordings dated to 1963-64, likely made by Reed in his Long Island bedroom during collegiate visits home. 
Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022 Black players in previously all-White locker rooms became more preeminent at both the professional and the collegiate levels at a time of broader political and societal desegregation. Harry Edwards, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 The skill is not required of most collegiate long snappers since everybody can release on the snap, but necessary for anyone making the transition to the NFL. Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022 The star showed Joshua Jackson's character the ropes of a secret society steeped in privilege and prestige with his turn as collegiate Caleb Mandrake. People Staff, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 But if that high school history holds, collegiate opponents will stop giving him chances on special teams. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 Huggins is the latest long-time collegiate men’s basketball head coach to be inducted. Tom Westerholm, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The former Penn State collegiate swimmer has made a successful transition to USLA lifeguard competitions. Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 As a result, local lore about the house has a decidedly collegiate flair: One persistent rumor claims that fraternity brothers have reported seeing blood dripping down the walls of the basement for years. Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2022 See More
Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2022 Black players in previously all-White locker rooms became more preeminent at both the professional and the collegiate levels at a time of broader political and societal desegregation. Harry Edwards, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022 The skill is not required of most collegiate long snappers since everybody can release on the snap, but necessary for anyone making the transition to the NFL. Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022 The star showed Joshua Jackson's character the ropes of a secret society steeped in privilege and prestige with his turn as collegiate Caleb Mandrake. People Staff, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2022 But if that high school history holds, collegiate opponents will stop giving him chances on special teams. Brett Dawson, The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 Huggins is the latest long-time collegiate men’s basketball head coach to be inducted. Tom Westerholm, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 The former Penn State collegiate swimmer has made a successful transition to USLA lifeguard competitions. Emmett Hall, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022 As a result, local lore about the house has a decidedly collegiate flair: One persistent rumor claims that fraternity brothers have reported seeing blood dripping down the walls of the basement for years. Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 7 Sep. 2022 See More 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
Phrases Containing collegiate
Kids Definition
collegiate
adjective
col·le·giate kə-ˈlē-jət
1
: having to do with a college
collegiate studies
2
: of, relating to, or characteristic of college students
collegiate humor
collegiate
adjective
as in scholastic
of or relating to a college or its students collegiate athletics Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- scholastic
- educational
- academic
- intellectual
- graduate
- postgraduate
- scholarly
- educative
- pedagogical
- professorial
- bookish
- tweedy
- nerdy
- geeky
- curricular
- donnish
- pedagogic
- nerdish
- pedantic
- instructive
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- extracurricular
- cocurricular
- nonacademic
- noncollegiate
- noneducational
- unscholarly
- unacademic