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 goal is like-minded institutions in regional proximity competing in intercollegiate athletics.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Boyd challenges the application of NCAA eligibility rules, which generally limit athletes’ eligibility 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, 25 Aug. 2025
Student athletes are expected to balance competition with scholastics, a once sacrosanct ideal that’s getting overshadowed as intercollegiate sports increasingly resembles the pros.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Women’s beach volleyball, a sport synonymous with Southern California, will be the Toreros’ 18th intercollegiate sport.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 2025
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Boyd challenges the application of NCAA eligibility rules, which generally limit athletes’ eligibility 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, 25 Aug. 2025
Student athletes are expected to balance competition with scholastics, a once sacrosanct ideal that’s getting overshadowed as intercollegiate sports increasingly resembles the pros.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
Women’s beach volleyball, a sport synonymous with Southern California, will be the Toreros’ 18th intercollegiate sport.
—Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 July 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 14 Sep. 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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