Provincetown

American  

[prov-ins-toun] / ˈprɒv ɪnsˌtaʊn /

noun

1. a town at the tip of Cape Cod, in southeastern Massachusetts: known as a resort town.

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Provincetown British  

/ ˈprɒvɪnsˌtaʊn /

noun

1. a village in SE Massachusetts, at the tip of Cape Cod: scene of the first landing place of the Pilgrims (1620) and of the signing of the Mayflower Compact (1620). Pop: 3472 (2003 est)

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Example Sentences

The film makes an affecting case for her work and gives us a vivid look at her world, especially the many years she spent in Provincetown, Mass., where she lived with her longtime partner, the photographer Molly Malone Cook.

From The Wall Street Journal

Prior to that, he was a fellow at the Provincetown Independent in Cape Cod, Mass.

From The Wall Street Journal

A New York native, he recently covered labor and employment law for Bloomberg Law in Arlington, Va. Prior to that, he was a fellow at the Provincetown Independent in Cape Cod, Mass.

From The Wall Street Journal

She also trained as a chef to star in the romance movie “Charlie Harper,” opposite Nick Robinson, and will appear in A24’s upcoming Anthony Bourdain biopic, “Tony,” where she says she plays a ’70s girl in Provincetown, Mass.,” she said — many of the film’s details are still under wraps.

From Los Angeles Times

Rudderless and unhappy, I went in with some friends on a summer share in Provincetown, Cape Cod.

From Salon