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provo

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈprəʊvəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling'Provo', 'provo': (prōvō)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•vo  (prōvō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vos. (sometimes cap.)
  1. Governmenta Dutch or German political agitator, esp. in the 1960s and 1970s.
  • shortened from French provocateur provocateur 1965–70

Pro•vo  (prōvō),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Names, Governmenta city in central Utah. 73,907.

Pro•vo  (prōvō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vos. (sometimes l.c.) [Informal.]
  1. a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army.
  • prov(isional) + -o 1970–75

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Provo /ˈprəʊvəʊ/ n ( pl -vos)
  1. another name for a Provisional
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