collegiate

[ kuh-lee-jit, -jee-it ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to a college: collegiate life.

  2. of, characteristic of, or intended for college students: collegiate clothes; a collegiate dictionary.

  1. of the nature of or constituted as a college.

noun
  1. (in Canada) collegiate institute.

Origin of collegiate

1
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English word from Late Latin word collēgiātus.See college, -ate1

Other words from collegiate

  • col·le·giate·ly, adverb
  • col·le·giate·ness, noun
  • post·col·le·giate, adjective
  • pre·col·le·giate, adjective
  • pro·col·le·giate, adjective
  • pseu·do·col·le·giate, adjective
  • qua·si-col·le·giate, adjective
  • sub·col·le·giate, adjective
  • un·col·le·giate, adjective

Words that may be confused with collegiate

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How to use collegiate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for collegiate

collegiate

/ (kəˈliːdʒɪɪt) /


adjective
  1. Also: collegial of or relating to a college or college students

  2. (of a university) composed of various colleges of equal standing

noun
  1. Canadian short for collegiate institute

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