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provo
pro·vo
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noun,
plural
pro·vos.
(
sometimes initial capital letter
)
a Dutch or German political agitator, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
Origin:
1965–70;
shortened from
French
provocateur
provocateur
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Pro·vo
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noun
a city in central Utah.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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Pro·vo
/
ˈproʊ
voʊ
/
Show Spelled
[
proh
-voh
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
Pro·vos.
(
sometimes lowercase
)
Informal.
a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army.
Origin:
1970–75;
prov(isional)
+
-o
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Provo
(ˈprəʊvəʊ)
—
n
,
pl
-vos
another name for a
Provisional
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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