Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Provence or its people, language, or culture.
- noun The Romance language traditionally spoken in Southern France, including many distinct regional dialects.
- noun The dialect of Provençal spoken in Provence, in contrast to those spoken in the other parts of southern France.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Provence.
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- adjective Of or relating to
Provence . - proper noun A language or
dialect spoken inProvence . - proper noun Specifically, the modern Romance
Occitan language of Provence;Occitan .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from Latin prōvinciālis, from prōvincia, province.]
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From Middle French provenceal, provençal, from Latin prōvinciālis.
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