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Provo.

A Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s.

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name/ˈpɹəʊ.vəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɹoʊ.voʊ/General-American
  1. A Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s.

    historical
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈpɹəʊ.vəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɹoʊ.voʊ/General-American
  1. A member of this movement.

    historical
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ˈpɹəʊ.vəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɹoʊ.voʊ/General-American
  1. A member of the Provisional IRA.

    in-plural · informal · often
    The RUC broke up a Provo cell in Belfast.
Where this word comes from

Clipping of provisional + -o.

name/ˈpɹəʊ.vəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɹoʊ.voʊ/General-American
  1. A city, the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States.

  2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fall River County, South Dakota.

Where this word comes from

* 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.

name/ˈpɹəʊ.vəʊ/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɹoʊ.voʊ/General-American
  1. A surname

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