Provencal
adjective
1.
of or relating to Provence, its people, or their language.
noun
2.
a native or inhabitant of Provence.
3.
Also called Occitan. a Romance language once widely spoken in southern France, still in use in some rural areas.
Abbreviation: Pr, Pr., Prov.
Compare langue d’oc.
4.
the dialect of Provençal used in Provence.
adjective
1.
relating to, denoting, or characteristic of Provence, its inhabitants, their dialect of French, or their Romance language
noun
2.
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 See also langue d’oc
3.
a native or inhabitant of Provence
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- Provence
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- Provenience
noun 1. provenance; origin; source.