Definitions

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  • proper noun in the plural, with the The Provisional IRA.
  • noun A member of the Provisional IRA.
  • proper noun A Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s.
  • proper noun A city in Utah.
  • proper noun A city in South Dakota.

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  • noun a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons

Etymologies

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Shortened from the Provisional Wing of the IRA.

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From French provocateur.

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Named after the mountain man and trapper Étienne Provost.

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Examples

  • PROVO - Officials suspect that 10 grass fires - five in Ogden and five in Provo - that started within 45 minutes of each other Tuesday were intentionally set.

    deseretnews.com - Top Stories 2010

  • PROVO -- Provo firefighters have had a rare opportunity this week to train with new equipment in a donated home.

    unknown title 2009

  • PROVO -- In an age of DNA and other high-tech crime solving technology, Provo police found some simple fingerprints helped them to crack the case of several unsolved car burglaries.

    KSL / U.S. / National 2009

  • PROVO â�� An LDS bishop in Provo, acting as a spokesman for the two families involved in a fatal accidental shooting Friday night identified the victim as Katelyn Mikolasy, 16.

    unknown title 2009

  • PROVO -- A suspected gang member is behind bars again after his alleged involvement in a weekend gang fight in Provo.

    KSL / U.S. / National 2009

  • PROVO -- The sound of gunfire disrupted a quiet lunch at a popular restaurant in Provo.

    KSL / U.S. / National 2009

  • PROVO -- A suspected gang member is behind bars again after his alleged involvement in a weekend gang fight in Provo.

    KSL / U.S. / National 2009

  • The most known name in Provo is Eathyn Manumaleuna.

    BYU - Team Notes 2010

  • A supervisor at a motivational coaching business in Provo is accused of waterboarding an employee in front of his sales team to demonstrate that they should work as hard on sales as the employee had worked to breathe.

    Balloon Juice » 2008 » February 2008

  • Humor U produces more than 40 shows a year for more than 12,000 people who live in Provo, Utah and hundreds of thousands on YouTube.

    Hani Almadhoun: At Humor U, Mormons and Muslims Stand-Up Together (VIDEO) Hani Almadhoun 2010

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