English word origin

Etymology of Provo

From Dutch Provo, shortened from provoceren (“to provoke”), from French provoquer.

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A member of this movement.

name

A Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Dutch Provo, shortened from provoceren (“to provoke”), from French provoquer.

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A member of the Provisional IRA.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of provisional + -o.

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Word-formation component-oen

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Source etymology 3

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name

A city, the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States. · An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fall River County, South Dakota.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

* The city in Utah is named after the mountain man and trapper Étienne Provost. * The city in South Dakota is named after Bill Provost, Sr., an early resident.

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