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A Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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A city, the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States.
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An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fall River County, South Dakota.
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A surname
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noun
A member of this movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
A member of the Provisional IRA.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural, informal, often
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Provo (“member of Dutch counterculture movement”).
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Usage: alt-of
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noun
a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: city, metropolis, urban center
History
From Dutch Provo, shortened from provoceren (“to provoke”), from French provoquer.
* The city in Utah is named after the mountain man and trapper Étienne Provost. * The city in South Dakota is named after Bill Provost, Sr., an early resident.
Clipping of provisional + -o.
Across languages
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