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

Examples of collegiate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The former Wolves and New York Red Bulls chief succeeded Marcel Brands and was brought in to encourage a more ‘collegiate’ approach after years of interference from then-owner Farhad Moshiri and the club’s board. —The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025

The package also includes networks from each of the major U.S. sports leagues—NFL, NBA, NHL and MLB—and major collegiate conferences. —Todd Spangler, Sportico.com, 14 Jan. 2025

The Wofford family then sang their collegiate song. —Liza Esquibias, People.com, 13 Jan. 2025

Many rumors of his leaving Colorado have been swirling for months, leading to the head coach outright denying his want to leave the collegiate level. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 11 Jan. 2025

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

• collegiate church
• pre-collegiate
• sub-collegiate

Kids Definition

collegiate

adjective

col·​le·​giate kə-ˈlē-jət 

-jē-ət

1

: of or relating to a college

2

: of, relating to, or characteristic of college students

collegiate sports