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Provo

1

[ proh-voh ]

noun

  1. a city in central Utah.


Provo

2

[ proh-voh ]

noun

(sometimes lowercase)
plural Provos.
  1. a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army.

provo

3

[ proh-voh ]

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)
plural provos.
  1. a Dutch or German political agitator, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.

Provo

/ ˈəʊəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for a Provisional
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of Provo1

First recorded in 1970–75; prov(isional) + -o

Origin of Provo2

1965–70; shortened from French provocateur provocateur
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The Provo, Utah-based firm, which describes itself as a “values-based distribution company,” played a compilation of clips from its upcoming films that ended with the phrase “let light shine.”

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His father worked as a construction engineer and the family moved to Provo, Utah, when Robinson was 6.

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So he became a police officer in Provo.

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Benjamin Deshon Provo claimed he had faced discrimination because he is Muslim and was ordered to cut his dreadlocks or be fired.

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In this most recent report, Provo, Utah, was first, followed by Austin, Texas; Raleigh; Nashville; and Boise, Idaho.

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