Collegiate


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

adjective
1.
of or relating to a :
collegiate life.
2.
of, characteristic of, or intended for students:
collegiate clothes; a collegiate dictionary.
3.
of the nature of or constituted as a .
noun
4.
(in Canada) .
/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
3.
(Canadian) short for collegiate institute
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).

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