collegiate

[kuh-lee-jit, -jee-it] /kəˈli dʒɪt, -dʒi ɪt/

adjective

of or pertaining to a college:

collegiate life.

of, characteristic of, or intended for college students:

collegiate clothes; a collegiate dictionary.

of the nature of or constituted as a college.

noun

(in Canada) collegiate institute.

Origin

1400-50; late Middle English < Late Latin collēgiātus. See college, -ate¹

Related forms

collegiately, adverb

collegiateness, noun

postcollegiate, adjective

precollegiate, adjective

procollegiate, adjective

pseudocollegiate, adjective

quasi-collegiate, adjective

subcollegiate, adjective

uncollegiate, adjective

Can be confused

collegial, collegiate.

Examples from the web for collegiate

But everybody wound up discussing the shifting collegiate sports landscape.
Yet it is taken by these sociologists as the only measure of worth in collegiate education.
Tribal, professional and collegiate relationships of trust are harder to shut down than phone lines.
The all-pervasive collegiate structure of the university powerfully complicates its affairs.
But what they often also possess is a strong collegiate sense.
And then there's the microwave, the gold standard of collegiate cooking appliances.
But at its best it can combine the benefits of being both confrontational and collegiate.
Demonstrated excellence in conducting and teaching in a collegiate setting.
Enough with phony collegiate due process procedures.
My concern is the low return versus cost or debt for advanced degrees is gradually destroying the collegiate arts and humanities.

British Dictionary definitions for collegiate

collegiate

/kəˈliːdʒɪɪt/

adjective

Also collegial. of or relating to a college or college students

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

noun

(Canadian) short for collegiate institute

Word Origin and History for collegiate

adj.

mid-15c., from Latin collegiatus "member of a college or corporation," in Medieval Latin, "of or pertaining to a college," from collegium (see college).