Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun provos
1 sense of provos
Sense 1
Irish Republican Army, IRA, Provisional Irish Republican Army, Provisional IRA, Provos -- (a militant organization of Irish nationalists who used terrorism and guerilla warfare in an effort to drive British forces from Northern Ireland and achieve a united independent Ireland)
INSTANCE OF=> terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO -- (a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun provo
1 sense of provo
Sense 1
Provo -- (a city in north central Utah settled by Mormons)
INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")