Standard Lemma guide

collegian

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /kəˈliː.dʒən/
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH0 L IY1 JH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a college or its students.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: uncollegian

2

noun

Meaning 2

A student (or a former student) of a college

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

An inmate of a prison.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a student (or former student) at a college or university

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: college man, college boy

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: student, pupil, educatee

Narrower terms: college student, university student, graduate student, grad student, postgraduate, undergraduate, undergrad

History

Etymology

From Middle English collegian, from Medieval Latin collēgiānus.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: колежа́нин (kolezhánin) — student of a college
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大學生 /大学生 (dàxuéshēng) — student of a college
  • Ido: kolegiano — student of a college
  • Irish: coláisteánach — student of a college
  • Japanese: 大学生 (daigakusei) — student of a college
  • Manx: colaashtagh — student of a college