intercollegiate
adjective
in·ter·col·le·giate
ˌin-tər-kə-ˈlē-jət 
-jē-ət
: existing, carried on, or participating in activities between colleges
intercollegiate athletics
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The students ran the campus bookstore, the cafeteria and intercollegiate athletics, all of it managed by an organization called Associated Students UCLA that was overseen by a student-majority board of directors.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
After his comments last Monday, Syracuse coach Fran Brown volunteered on social media and the two sides have since submitted paperwork to the NCAA in hopes of being exempt from a bylaw that prevents intercollegiate games during the spring.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
This ruling is far from Self’s first involvement with intercollegiate athletics.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
At the core of these cases are NCAA eligibility rules limiting an athlete’s participation in sports to five calendar years from when the athlete begins studying at a college and four seasons of intercollegiate competition (including junior college competition) in any one sport.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
After his comments last Monday, Syracuse coach Fran Brown volunteered on social media and the two sides have since submitted paperwork to the NCAA in hopes of being exempt from a bylaw that prevents intercollegiate games during the spring.
—David Ubben, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
This ruling is far from Self’s first involvement with intercollegiate athletics.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
At the core of these cases are NCAA eligibility rules limiting an athlete’s participation in sports to five calendar years from when the athlete begins studying at a college and four seasons of intercollegiate competition (including junior college competition) in any one sport.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for intercollegiate
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“Intercollegiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intercollegiate. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
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intercollegiate
adjective
in·ter·col·le·giate
ˌint-ər-kə-ˈlē-j(ē-)ət
: existing or carried on between colleges
intercollegiate sports
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