provo
UK/ˈpɹəʊ.vəʊ/US/ˈpɹoʊ.voʊ/
provo is the alternative letter-case form of Provo.
Proper noun (1) capitalized: Provo
Provo
- A Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s.
Noun (1) capitalized: Provo
Provo (plural Provos)
- A member of this movement.
- Still, Daniel Cohn-Bendit has commented that without the example provided by the Dutch Provos to the young of other countries, Europe would have been a very different place in 1968.2017, Richard Ivan Jobs, Backpack Ambassadors: How Youth Travel Integrated Europe, University of Chicago Press, →ISBN, page 104
- ‘Dude, we want to make a revolution!’ protested one German Provo.2023, Dorian Lynskey, “Bicycle Sharers of the World Unite!”, in Literary Review, number 524, page 17
Noun (2) capitalized: Provo
Provo (plural Provos)
- A member of the Provisional IRA.
- The RUC broke up a Provo cell in Belfast.
- 'The Provos bombing a Glasgow pub?' McCormack shook his head.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 210
Proper noun (2) capitalized: Provo
Provo
- A city, the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States.
- When LGBTQ students, alumni and friends gathered off campus at a park in Provo, Utah, for a back-to-school event last weekend, they were met by dozens of protesters.2022 September 7, Nicole Chavez, Amanda Musa, “People dressed in angel wings shielded LGBTQ students attending BYU from protesters”, in CNN, archived from the original on 09 Sep 2022
- NPR spoke with more than 30 people at the DHS career expo held in Provo last week.2025 September 26, Ximena Bustillo, “Fired feds, Trump lovers and veterans: Meet the people applying for ICE jobs”, in NPR, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2025
- An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Fall River County, South Dakota.
Proper noun (3) capitalized: Provo
Provo
- A surname
- Certificate of Ilypolite Lefever and wife Mary, that they have agreed to sell and convey to George Provo, late of the Parish of St. Martins in the Feilds, Co. of Middlesex, England, now of New Salem, cordwinder, their dividend[…]1899, William Nelson, Documents Relating to the Colonial, Revolutionary and Post-Revolutionary History of the State of New Jersey, page 547
- Minister MacKay said during the Nova Scotia election campaign that Tory candidate Dwayne Provo was in the best position to help his constituents receive money from ACAO.2006, Canada. Parliament. Senate, Debates of the Senate: Official Report (Hansard)
Forms of provo
| plural | provos |
|---|---|
| plural | Provos |
| alternative form | provo |
Origin of provo
From Dutch Provo, shortened from provoceren (“to provoke”), from French provoquer.
Clipping of provisional + -o.
* 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.
Words formed from provo
Phrases with provo
Questions about provo
- What does provo mean?
- Provo means a Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s.
- What is provo the alternative letter-case form of?
- Provo is the alternative letter-case form of Provo.
- What part of speech is provo?
- Provo can be a proper noun or a noun.
- How do you pronounce provo?
- Provo is pronounced /ˈpɹəʊ.vəʊ/ (UK).
Words near provo in the dictionary
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