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Provo Definition

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English

Etymology 1

Shortened from the Provisional Wing of the IRA.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Provo

  1. (in the plural, with the) The Provisional IRA.

Noun

Provo (plural Provos)

  1. A member of the Provisional IRA.

Etymology 2

From French provocateur.

Proper noun

Wikipedia has an article on: Provo

Provo (plural Provos)

  1. A Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s.

Etymology 3

Named after the mountain man and trapper Étienne Provost.

Proper noun

Wikipedia has an article on: Provo, Utah

Wikipedia

Provo

  1. A city in Utah.
Derived terms
Translations
city in Utah
  • Polish: Provo (pl)
  • Russian: Прово n.
References

Etymology 4

Proper noun

Provo

  1. A city in South Dakota.
References

Anagrams

 

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