Provo

Provo
I. noun (plural Provos) Etymology: Provisional I.R.A., name of the faction + 1-o Date: 1971 a member of the extremist faction of the Irish Republican Army II. geographical name city N central Utah on Utah Lake population 105,166

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  • Provo`s — Provo war eine niederländische anarchistische Protestbewegung in den 1960er Jahren, deren Ziel es war, durch gewaltlose Aktionen gewalttätige Reaktionen von Behörden und sonstigen Autoritäten zu provozieren. Gegründet wurde die Gruppe am 25. Mai… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Provo — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Provo puede referirse a: Un miembro del Ejército Republicano Irlandés Provisional, más conocido como (P)IRA o simplemente IRA. Un movimiento anarquista holandés. Véase Provo (movimiento). Provo, capital del condado… …   Wikipedia Español

  • provo — [pʀɔvo] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1965; mot hollandais, du rad. de provoquer, provocation. ❖ ♦ (Années 1970 1980). Jeune révolté qui accuse la société établie par des attitudes provocatrices. Adj. || Le mouvement provo. 0 (…) la jeunesse, en tant que force… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Provo — Provo, UT U.S. city in Utah Population (2000): 105166 Housing Units (2000): 30374 Land area (2000): 39.636698 sq. miles (102.658573 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.148729 sq. miles (5.565182 sq. km) Total area (2000): 41.785427 sq. miles (108.223755 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Provo, UT — U.S. city in Utah Population (2000): 105166 Housing Units (2000): 30374 Land area (2000): 39.636698 sq. miles (102.658573 sq. km) Water area (2000): 2.148729 sq. miles (5.565182 sq. km) Total area (2000): 41.785427 sq. miles (108.223755 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Provo — Provo,der:⇨Gammler …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • Provo — Provo1 [prō′vō] n. pl. Provos a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army, a faction of the Irish Republican Army Provo2 [prō′vō] [after Étienne Provot, early fur trader] city in NC Utah: pop. 105,000 …   English World dictionary

  • provo — /proh voh/, n., pl. provos. (sometimes cap.) a Dutch or German political agitator, esp. in the 1960s and 1970s. [1965 70; shortened from F provocateur PROVOCATEUR] * * * City (pop., 2000: 105,166), north central Utah, U.S. Situated on the Provo… …   Universalium

  • Provo — /proh voh/, n. a city in central Utah. 73,907. /proh voh/, n., pl. Provos. (sometimes l.c.) Informal. a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army. [1970 75; PROV(ISIONAL) + O] * * * City (pop., 2000: 105,166), north central Utah …   Universalium

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