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Prov

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prov)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Prov  (prov),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. GovernmentProvo.
  • by shortening from Provo or provisional

Prov., 
    1. Language Varieties, Place NamesProvençal.
    2. Place NamesProvence.
    3. BibleProverbs.
    4. Province.
    5. Provost.

prov., 
    1. province.
    2. provincial.
    3. provisional.
    4. provost.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-prov-, root. 
    1. -prov- comes from French and ultimately from Latin, where it has the meaning "prove.'' It is related to the root -prob-. This meaning is found in such words as: approval, approve, disapprove, disprove, improve, proof, prove, proven.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Prov. abbreviation for
  1. Proverbs
  2. Province
  3. Provost
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