Meaning

4 senses

  1. (Canada)A high school.

  2. (slang)An inmate of a prison.

  3. (obsolete)A member of a college, a collegian; someone who has received a college education.

  4. (obsolete)A fellow-collegian; a colleague.

Examples

3 sentences

  1. She is a member of the collegiate football team.

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  2. Mary finished collegiate applications today.

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  3. The Maryland Terrapins have defeated the Siena Saints, 85-70, to reach the second round of the men's collegiate basketball tournament here in Washington.

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Origin

From Middle English collegiate, from Medieval Latin collēgiātus (“colleague”), from collēg

From Middle English collegiate, from Medieval Latin collēgiātus (“colleague”), from collēgium (“community, group”).

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Forms

plural: collegiates
Singularcollegiate
Pluralcollegiates

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
collectivistcollectorB2collegeA1collideC2colliderC2colliercollision

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