Provence
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- proper noun
- /prəˈvɒns/
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Provenza
- Douceline of Digne (ca. 1214-74) was the daughter of a wealthy merchant family of Provence.
- Provence, in southeastern France
- rural Provence
- Languedoc and Provence
So I'm more than happy to to trade the airport for Provence for now.
- So I'm more than happy to to trade the airport for Provence for now.
- One of these was in all or on Provence, the capital of the Provence region.
Examples
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I'm driving to Provence to visit my Aunt Vanessa.
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My husband and I are taking our second honeymoon in Provence.
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This is the latest fashion among the ladies of Provence.
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But she wants to take us to Provence, to the land of foods she must feed me.
Fiction book (1995) -
Van Gogh, she thought, cannot have loved Provence more than I love this.
Fiction book (2000) -
The things we didn't do in Provence are probably more relevant than what we did.
Blog text (8) -
Mention southern France, Provence in May, and people often imagine the vibrant, flowered landscapes of van Gogh's paintings.
Academic text (1994) -
The Olive Trees with Alpilles in the Background shows this "purer nature" of rural Provence, far from Paris and Marseille.
Academic text (1993) -
Okay, okay, but then we were walking back from dinner on this beautiful moonlit night through this tiny little village, just outside Saint-Rémy de Provence.
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My husband and I are taking our second honeymoon in Provence.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word Provence comes from the Latin provincia, which meant 'province' or land ruled by Rome, and it comes from the same word as English province. So the name stayed, and today Provence still means the well-known region in southeastern France.