provo

pro·vo

[proh-voh]
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

[proh-voh]
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.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

Pro·vo

[proh-voh]
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) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -vos
another name for a Provisional

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