WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Prov  (prov),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. GovernmentProvo.
  • by shortening from Provo or provisional

Prov., 
    1. Language Varieties, Place NamesProvençal.
    2. Place NamesProvence.
    3. BibleProverbs.
    4. Province.
    5. Provost.

prov., 
    1. province.
    2. provincial.
    3. provisional.
    4. provost.

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
-prov-, root. 
    1. -prov- comes from French and ultimately from Latin, where it has the meaning "prove.'' It is related to the root -prob-. This meaning is found in such words as: approval, approve, disapprove, disprove, improve, proof, prove, proven.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Prov.
  1. Proverbs
  2. Province
  3. Provost
'Prov' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Aberdeen Proving Ground - Atlantic Provinces - Basque Provinces - Cape of Good Hope - Central Provinces - Central Provinces and Berar - East Providence - Maritime Provinces - New Providence - North Providence - North-West Frontier Province - Prairie Provinces - Prov. - Provençal - Proverbs - Provincetown print - Rhine Province - United Provinces - United Provinces of Agra and Oudh - half-proven - physiographic province - pro-verb - prove - provident - providential - proving ground - provo - provocation - self-proving - well-proven

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