Provo

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɹəʊ.vəʊ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɹoʊ.voʊ/ Rhymes: -əʊvəʊ === Etymology 1 === From Dutch Provo, shortened from provoceren (“to provoke”), from French provoquer. ==== Proper noun ==== Provo (now historical) A Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s. ==== Noun ==== Provo (plural Provos) (now historical) A member of this movement. ===== Alternative forms ===== provo ==== Further reading ==== Provo (movement) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 2 === Clipping of provisional + -o. ==== Noun ==== Provo (plural Provos) (informal, often in the plural) A member of the Provisional IRA. === Etymology 3 === The city in Utah is named after the mountain man and trapper Étienne Provost. The city in South Dakota is named after Bill Provost, Sr., an early resident. ==== Proper noun ==== Provo A city, the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fall River County, South Dakota. ===== Derived terms ===== Provoan ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== Nichols, Jeffrey D. "Etienne Provost." Utah History to Go. 1995. State of Utah. 23 Feb. 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070111154026/http://historytogo.utah.gov/people/etienneprovost.html. "Provo." U.S. Gazetteer. 23 Feb. 2007. Dictionary.com. "Provo." U.S. Gazetteer. 23 Feb. 2007. Dictionary.com. ==== Further reading ==== Provo, Utah on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Provo, South Dakota on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Etymology 4 === ==== Proper noun ==== Provo A surname === Anagrams === OProv == Dutch == === Etymology === Clipping of provoceren (“to provoke”) (or provocatie (“provocation”)), derived from French provoquer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈproː.voː/ === Proper noun === Provo c a Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s === Further reading === Provo on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl