From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishintercollegiatein‧ter‧col‧le‧giate /ˌɪntəkəˈliːdʒət $ -tər-/ adjective [only before noun] SECintercollegiate competitions, especially sports competitions, happen between teams from different collegesintercollegiate athletics/sports etc
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intercollegiate• In the early 1970s, 85 percent of all intercollegiate athletes were men.• an intercollegiate golf tournament• Plebes play any one of 21 intercollegiate sports or participate in intramurals.intercollegiate athletics/sports etc• Anything less would be second-class citizenship in the world of intercollegiate sports.• Plebes play any one of 21 intercollegiate sports or participate in intramurals. 