intercollegiate
adjective
in·ter·col·le·giate
ˌin-tər-kə-ˈlē-jət 
-jē-ət
: existing, carried on, or participating in activities between colleges
intercollegiate athletics
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Nevertheless, Elevate presents its purchase of Bowlsby as a strategic move to vie for the biggest projects in the intercollegiate space.
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2025
In the 155 years since the first intercollegiate football game was played in 1869, between Rutgers University and what’s now Princeton University, a Black head coach has never competed for the National Championship.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Federer breaks the record of 12 straight finals victories shared by Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.
2008 — Michigan’s 42-7 drubbing by Ohio State put a merciful end to the worst season in Michigan’s 129 years of intercollegiate football.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
On this day in 1906: Seven men at Cornell University founded Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek fraternity for Black students.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 16 Jan. 2025
In the 155 years since the first intercollegiate football game was played in 1869, between Rutgers University and what’s now Princeton University, a Black head coach has never competed for the National Championship.
—Doug Melville, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
Federer breaks the record of 12 straight finals victories shared by Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe.
2008 — Michigan’s 42-7 drubbing by Ohio State put a merciful end to the worst season in Michigan’s 129 years of intercollegiate football.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2024
On this day in 1906: Seven men at Cornell University founded Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek fraternity for Black students.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 6 Dec. 2024
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intercollegiate
adjective
in·ter·col·le·giate
ˌint-ər-kə-ˈlē-j(ē-)ət
: existing or carried on between colleges
intercollegiate sports
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