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

Before the games begin, the women’s tournament starts with Selection Sunday, which reveals all 68 teams, seedings and matchups during the first round of the massive collegiate competition. —Rudie Obias, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2025

Hayward missed the game-winning buzzer-beating half-court shot in his final collegiate game. —Dj Siddiqi, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025

Skeptics whisper that the latter sometimes struggles with accuracy and that the former might be too small to take a collegiate pounding. —Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025

Mad About Plaid Plaid prints have trotted out of the collegiate landscape and into our homes. —Celia San Miguel, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 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

Rhymes for collegiate

• intercollegiate

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