intercollegiate
- adjective
- /ˌɪntərkəˈliːdʒɪt/
- The participants in this study were 37 female and 47 male intercollegiate volleyball players representing Midwestern universities in the USA.
- intercollegiate athletics
- intercollegiate athletes
- intercollegiate sports
Examples
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With respect to their enjoyment of intercollegiate athletics, 67% reported that they had more fun playing their sport.
Academic text (1992) -
There is an abundance of literature on the condition of intercollegiate athletics.
Academic text (1994) -
The four coaches each had four years of intercollegiate playing experience, all as guards.
Academic text (1996) -
The three sites were all locations of intercollegiate swim meets held in December 1996 and January 1997.
Academic text (1999) -
There is no adequate recent study of intercollegiate athletics outside the Ivy League universities.
Academic text (1991) -
Subjects were 43 Division 1 intercollegiate football players from a large Midwest university.
Academic text (1995) -
The sample consisted of 340 intercollegiate athletes from nine universities in the eastern United States.
Academic text (1995) -
In 1972, it was reported that 90% of women's intercollegiate teams were coached by females.
Academic text (1993) -
Traditionally, student-athlete success in intercollegiate athletics has been evaluated based on graduation rates (Shapiro, 1984).
Academic text (2015) -
Many universities participate in intercollegiate competitions to showcase their athletic talent.
Synonyms
A competition or event held between universities
Happening between several schools or colleges for competitions
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
intercollegiate = collegiate (transparent) = inter + college + iate
The productive prefix 'inter-' meaning 'between' added to 'collegiate' yields a directly derivable meaning 'between colleges'.
Etymology
Intercollegiate starts with inter- meaning 'between' and includes college meaning 'college' or 'school', so it describes events or activities that happen 'between colleges', like sports or debates where different universities meet.