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Definition of Provo
1. Noun. A city in north central Utah settled by Mormons.
Group relationships: Beehive State, Mormon State, Ut, Utah
Definition of Provo
1. Proper noun. (context: in the plural with the) The Provisional IRA. ¹
2. Noun. A member of the Provisional IRA. ¹
3. Proper noun. A Dutch counterculture movement of the 1960s. ¹
4. Proper noun. A city in Utah. ¹
5. Proper noun. A city in South Dakota. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Provo
Literary usage of Provo
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Federal Aid in Domestic Disturbances, 1787-1903 by United States Adjutant-General's Office, Frederick T. Wilson (1903)
"'n provo, Utah, department commander that he had issued a warrant tor the
apprehension 01 a large band oI organized thieves and murderers, ..."
2. Glaciation of the Uinta Mountains by Wallace Walter Atwood (1903)
"In short, the upper 7 miles of provo Canyon would seem to have been glaciated at
a much later date than the portion farther downstream. ..."
3. Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society by Massachusetts Historical Society (1884)
"Rear-Admiral George H. Preble exhibited photographs of Sir provo Wallis, ...
He read a letter from Sir provo, from which the following extracts are taken: ..."
4. The Round Trip by Way of Panama Through California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah by John Codman (1879)
"provo—FACTORY AND CO-OPERATIVE STORE—THE Two MORMON SECTS—THE CHILDLESS BISHOP AND
... This is provo. We came on a lovely summer afternoon, for it was the ..."
5. The Round Trip by Way of Panama Through California, Oregon, Nevada, Utah by John Codman (1879)
"provo—FACTORY AND CO-OPERATIVE STORE—THE Two MORMON SECTS—THE CHILDLESS BISHOP AND
... This is provo. We came on a lovely summer afternoon, for it was the ..."
6. Notes of a Tour in Mexico and California by James Hale Bates (1887)
"Leave Salt Lake City for provo—Castle Gate and Cliffs—Pass through Gunnison and
cross the Rocky Mountains—View the wonders of the Grand Canon of the ..."
7. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1900)
"Of the latter, Jemima married, as his second wife, Admiral Sir provo William
Parry Wallis fq. v.] The following are works by Wilson not mentioned above: 1. ..."
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