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Pro·ven·çal    Audio Help   [proh-vuhn-sahl, prov-uhn-; Fr. praw-vahn-sal] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of or pertaining to Provence, its people, or their language.
–noun
2.a native or inhabitant of Provence.
3.Also called Occitan. a Romance language once widely spoken in southern France, still in use in some rural areas. Abbreviation: Pr, Pr., Prov. Compare langue d'oc.
4.the dialect of Provençal used in Provence.

[Origin: 1580–90; < MF < L prōvinciālis provincial. See Provence, -al1]
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Pro·ven·çal    Audio Help   (prō'vän-säl', prŏv'ən-)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.   Of or relating to Provence or its people, language, or culture.

n.  
  1. The Romance language of Provence.
  2. pl. Pro·ven·çals or Pro·ven·çaux (-sō') A native or inhabitant of Provence.


[French, from Latin prōvinciālis, from prōvincia, province.]

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