provo

[ proh-voh ]

noun,plural pro·vos.(sometimes initial capital letter)
  1. a Dutch or German political agitator, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.

Origin of provo

1
1965–70; shortened from French provocateur provocateur

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Other definitions for Provo (2 of 3)

Provo1
[ proh-voh ]

noun
  1. a city in central Utah.

Other definitions for Provo (3 of 3)

Provo2
[ proh-voh ]

noun,plural Pro·vos.(sometimes lowercase)Informal.
  1. a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army.

Origin of Provo

3
First recorded in 1970–75; prov(isional) + -o

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British Dictionary definitions for Provo

Provo

/ (ˈprəʊvəʊ) /


nounplural -vos
  1. another name for a Provisional (def. 2)

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