English Explanatory Dictionary

Provo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s.
noun
  1. A member of this movement.
noun
  1. A member of the Provisional IRA.
name
  1. A city, the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States.
  2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fall River County, South Dakota.
name
  1. A surname
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Provo (“member of Dutch counterculture movement”).

Pronunciation

/ˈpɹəʊ.vəʊ/ /ˈpɹoʊ.voʊ/

Word forms

Provo Provos

Etymology

From Dutch Provo, shortened from provoceren (“to provoke”), from French provoquer.

Derived words

Provoan
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