intermural

1 8.2

Happening between several schools or colleges for competitions

adjective
/ˌɪntərˈmjʊrəl/

: interinstitucional

Students from various colleges participated in an intermural debate to showcase their skills.

Examples

The university's intermural sports program allows students to compete in different athletic events.
That's actually my number for intermural basketball.

Gothic Harvest (2019)
The two schools organized an intermural soccer tournament to promote healthy competition.

Synonyms

intercollegiate

vsintermural

5 6.5

Happening between colleges or universities, often in sports competitions

is broader and covers such events across many kinds of formal bodies

interscholastic

vsintermural

2 7.4

Happens between high schools, often for sports or other competitions

is broader and covers events among various formal bodies

interschool

vsintermural

1 3.9

Held between two or more schools, often for competitions

is wider and applies to events across different formal bodies

interorganizational

vsintermural

1 6.7

Involving two or more organizations working together

is narrower and focuses on educational or sporting formal bodies

Antonyms

intramural

7 6.5

Happening inside a school or college for students

Surface Forms

intermural positive

Morphology

intermural = mural (semi-transparent) = inter + mural

The structure inter- + mural is clear, but learners may be misled by the common sense of 'mural' (a wall painting) and not infer the 'between institutions/walls' meaning.

Etymology

Intermural comes from inter- 'between' and mural 'wall', and mural is the same word you know for a painting on a wall. So an intermural event is like 'between walls', meaning it happens between different schools or institutions.