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Pro⋅ven⋅çal

  [proh-vuhn-sahl, prov-uhn-; Fr. praw-vahn-sal]
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–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, -al 1
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Pro·ven·çal   (prō'vän-säl', prŏv'ən-)   
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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