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 in Provence.
  • 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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