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Provençal

Syllables: Pro·ven·çal/ˌpɹɒvɑːnˈsɑːl/

Provençal adjective: of, from or relating to Provence, a traditional geographic region roughly corresponding to the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Adjective

Provençal (not comparable)

  1. Of, from or relating to Provence, a traditional geographic region roughly corresponding to the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Proper noun

Provençal

  1. (broadly, dated, proscribed) The language spoken in Provence; Occitan.
    • “Mirèio” first appeared at Paris in September, 1859, having beside the Provençal a parallel French version of the author's own, or rather a prose translation divided into verses to correspond with the stanzas of the original. […] I must, however, hasten to disclaim any thing approaching to a...1872, Frédéric Mistral, translated by Harriet W. Preston, Mirèio: A Provençal Poem, translation of original in Provençal, Preface, page x
    Synonyms:
    Occitan
  2. (strictly) The Romance Occitan dialect of Provence.
    • It was the first time I had heard Provençal spoken – there seemed to be moss packed between every syllable.1978, Lawrence Durrell, Livia (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 343

Noun

Provençal (plural Provençals or Provençaux)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Provence.
    • The Normans were putting it about that the Provençals were experts at foraging, to the neglect of fighting. Their children had a refrain with which they taunted their southern French counterparts: ‘the Franks go to fight, the Provençals to food’.2011, Conor Kostick, The Siege of Jerusalem: Crusade and Conquest in 1099, Bloomsbury, →ISBN

Provençal meaning in Marathi

Provençal in Marathi

dialect of the Occitan language
प्रोवंसाल provausāl

Synonyms of Provençal

Forms of Provençal

pluralProvençals
pluralProvençaux

Origin of Provençal

From Middle English [Term?], from Middle French provenceal, provençal, from Latin prōvinciālis.

Words formed from Provençal

Words that rhyme with Provençal

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Questions about Provençal

What does Provençal mean?
Provençal means of, from or relating to Provence, a traditional geographic region roughly corresponding to the modern administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.
What is Provençal in Marathi?
Provençal in Marathi is प्रोवंसाल (provausāl). See Provençal meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Provençal?
Provençal can be an adjective, a proper noun or a noun.
How do you pronounce Provençal?
Provençal is pronounced /ˌpɹɒvɑːnˈsɑːl/.

Words near Provençal in the dictionary

  1. proventriculous
  2. proventriculus
  3. provenzalia
  4. Provenzano
  5. Provenzanos
  6. Provençal
  7. Provençals
  8. Provençaux
  9. Provenço-
  10. prover
  11. proverb

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