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provo

[ proh-voh ]
/ ˈproʊ voʊ /

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, provoking

Definition for provo (2 of 3)

Provo1
[ proh-voh ]
/ ˈproʊ voʊ /

noun

a city in central Utah.

Definition for provo (3 of 3)

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

2
First recorded in 1970–75; prov(isional) + -o
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British Dictionary definitions for provo

Provo
/ (ˈprəʊvəʊ) /

noun plural -vos

another name for a Provisional (def. 2)
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