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collegiate

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //kəˈɫidʒɪt// UK //kəlˈiːdʒɪət// col·le·giate Archaic Slang

adj. relating to a college or a group of people who work or study together. You use it to describe things connected to university life or a shared team.

adj. relating to a college, university, or an organized group of peers; denoting a shared institutional or social bond.


SIMPLE

The collegiate atmosphere on campus was very friendly.

CONTEXTUAL

Students joined the collegiate rowing team to build trust and work together.

COMPLEX

The collegiate system of governance allows faculty members to share decision-making power with the administration.

Synonyms
Origin

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

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