Provence
pronunciation
How to pronounce Provence in British English:
UK [prɔˈvɑ:ns]
How to pronounce Provence in American English:
US [prəˈvɑns, prɔˈvaŋs]
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- Noun:
- a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur
Word Origin
- Provence
- from French Provence, from Latin provincia "province" (see province); the southern part of ancient Gaul technically was the province of Gallia Narbonensis, but it came under Roman rule long before the rest of Gaul and as the Romans considered it the province par excellence they familiarly called it (nostra) provincia "our province."
Example
- 1. The fields were deserted from flanders to provence .
- 2. The luberon valley in provence , france . ( Hugh schofield )
- 3. Provence is mainly served by the nice airport , and air france has non-stop flights to new york and other international cities .
- 4. Just travelling from one part of provence to another can make for a wonderful day or weekend trip .
- 5. But you will be surprised how many local culinary treasures are yet to be discovered visiting the provence .