provo
[proh-voh]
- a Dutch or German political agitator, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
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Origin of provo
Provo1
[proh-voh]
- a city in central Utah.
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Provo2
[proh-voh]
- a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army.
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Origin of Provo2
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Examples from the Web for provo
Contemporary Examples
A former resident of Provo, Utah, he learned Spanish as a teenager on a mission trip in Mexico City.
Gilmour is said to be set to take up his studies at BYU in Provo, following in the footsteps of his bride.
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Ray had reportedly been in serious but stable condition at a Provo, Utah, hospital and was surrounded by family when he died.
Las Vegas and Reno, Nevada, Phoenix, Provo, Utah, and Greely, Colorado, round out the 20 most stressed housing markets.
Historical Examples
They went to Provo, 50 miles from the city, and there halted.
The Mormon Prophet and His HaremC.V. Waite
I rested a day or two in Provo and then started again for home.
The Autobiography of Parley Parker PrattParley Parker Pratt
The leaders on their return from Provo made a visit to Logan.
Wilford WoodruffMatthias F. Cowley
The party continued the journey from here to Provo, Springville, and Payson.
Wilford WoodruffMatthias F. Cowley
Dominicus Carter, of Provo, and my wife and four children were with me.
Leaves from My JournalWilford Woodruff
Provo
- another name for a Provisional (def. 2)
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