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provo

1 American  
[proh-voh] / ˈproʊ voʊ /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

plural

provos

  1. a Dutch or German political agitator, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.

Provo 2 American  
[proh-voh] / ˈproʊ voʊ /

noun

  1. a city in central Utah.

Provo 3 American  
[proh-voh] / ˈproʊ voʊ /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

plural

Provos

  1. a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army.

Provo British  
/ ˈprəʊvəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for a Provisional

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Etymology

Origin of provo1

1965–70; shortened from French provocateur provocateur

Origin of Provo3

First recorded in 1970–75; prov(isional) + -o

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