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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Pro•ven•çal (prō′vən säl′, prov′ən-; Fr. prô vän sal′),USA pronunciation adj. - Language Varietiesof or pertaining to Provence, its people, or their language.
n. - Language Varietiesa native or inhabitant of Provence.
- Language VarietiesAlso called Occitan. a Romance language once widely spoken in southern France, still in use in some rural areas. Abbr.: Pr, Pr., Prov. Cf. langue d'oc.
- Language Varietiesthe dialect of Provençal used in Provence.
- Latin prōvinciālis provincial. See Provence, -al1
- Middle French
- 1580–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Provençal /ˌprɒvɒnˈsɑːl; French: prɔvɑ̃sal/ adj - relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Provence, its inhabitants, their dialect of French, or their Romance language
n - a language of Provence, closely related to Catalan, French, and Italian, belonging to the Romance group of the Indo-European family. It was important in the Middle Ages as a literary language, and attempts have been made since the 19th century to revive its literary status
- a native or inhabitant of Provence
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