Definition of COLLEGIATE (original) (raw)
1
: of or relating to a collegiate church
2
: of, relating to, or comprising a college
4
: designed for or characteristic of college students
collegiate student housing
Examples of collegiate in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web This wouldn’t necessarily be an issue if Anthony’s collegiate wrestling career, the reason why the film exists in the first place, had a stronger visual and narrative foundation. —
Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2024 The erstwhile James Bond plays William Lee, an American ex-pat in his late forties who leads a solitary life amidst a small working-class and collegiate community in 1950s Mexico City. —Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024 Before being drafted, Pearsall played three years at Arizona State and two at Florida during his collegiate career. —Ben Morse, CNN, 3 Sep. 2024 Traditional media often overlooks women’s collegiate sports or provides fragmented and inconsistent coverage. —Allbusiness, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for collegiate 
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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
Time Traveler
The first known use of collegiate was in the 15th century
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“Collegiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collegiate. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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