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provo
[ proh-voh ]
/ ˈproʊ voʊ /
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noun, plural pro·vos.(sometimes initial capital letter)
a Dutch or German political agitator, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Origin of provo
1965–70; shortened from French provocateur provocateur
Words nearby provo
proviso, provisory, provitamin, provitamin A, provitamin D2, provo, provocateur, provocation, provocative, provoke, provoked
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Provo1
[ proh-voh ]
/ ˈproʊ voʊ /
noun
a city in central Utah.
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Provo2
[ proh-voh ]
/ ˈproʊ voʊ /
noun, plural Pro·vos.(sometimes lowercase)Informal.
a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army.
Origin of Provo
2First recorded in 1970–75; prov(isional) + -o
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