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Definition: Provence from Collins English Dictionary

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1 a former province of SE France, on the Mediterranean, and the River Rhône: forms part of the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Provence

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(prôväNs'), region and former province, SE France. It encompasses what now are Var, Vaucluse, and Bouches-du-Rhône depts. and (in part) Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes depts. Those departments and Hautes-Alpes now constitute the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Nice, Marseilles, Toulon, Avignon, Arles, and Aix-en-Provence (the historic capital) are the chief cities of Provence. The fertile valley of the Rhône and the French Riviera produce fruits and vegetables (citrus fruits, olive oil, mulberry trees). Cattle are raised in the Camargue. The startling scenery has inspired such painters as Cézanne and Renoir. There are many old towns and historic remains. The coastal strip was settled c.600 B.C. by Greeks; Phoenician merchants also settled there, and in the 2d cent. B.C. the Romans established colonies. A part of Narbonensis (see Gaul ), Provence was the oldest of the Roman possessions beyond the Alps; it took its name from Provincia , meaning province. …
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From Philip's Encyclopedia
Region and former province of SE France, roughly corresponding to the present departments of Var, Vaucluse, and Bouches-du-Rhône, and parts of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes. Greeks settled on the coast in c .600 bc and the Romans established colonies in the 2nd century bc . In the 6th…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
(prôväNs'), region and former province, SE France. It encompasses what now are Var, Vaucluse, and Bouches-du-Rhône depts. and (in part) Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Alpes-Maritimes depts. Those departments and Hautes-Alpes now constitute the administrative region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Nice, …
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From The Macquarie Dictionary
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument to prove one's contention., proved, proves, proven, proved, proving, proved Law to establish the authenticity or validity of (a will or testament). proved, proves, proven, proved, proving, proved to give demonstration of by action. …
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Historical, cultural, and governmental region, southeast-coastal France. Provence was part of Roman Gallia Transalpina. With the breakdown of the Roman Empire in the late 5th century, Provence was invaded successively by the Visigoths, Burgundians, and Ostrogoths. It came under the rule of the…
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From The American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language
a. To establish the truth or validity of (something) by the presentation of argument or evidence: The novel proves that the essayist can write in more than one genre. The storm proved him to be wrong in his prediction. b. To demonstrate the reality of (something): He proved his strength by doing 50…
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From The Chambers Dictionary
( pap proved or prov'en , see below) to establish or ascertain as truth by argument or otherwise; to demonstrate; to check by the opposite operation (eg division by multiplication) ( maths ); to obtain probate of (a will) ( law ); to experience or suffer; to test; to test the genuineness of; to…
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From Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary
pronunciation vt (13c) 1 archaic :  to learn or find out by experience 2 a :  to test the truth, validity, or genuineness of 〈the exception ⁓ s the rule〉 〈⁓ a will at probate〉 b :  to test the worth or quality of; specif :  to compare against a standard — sometimes used with up or out c :  to check…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Historical region of SE France; bounded anciently on N by Dauphiné, on E by countship of Nice, on S by Mediterranean, on W by Languedoc, and on NW by Comtat Venaissin; ✽ Aix; watered by Durance and Rhone rivers; diverse topography, incl. plateaus in W, Alpine chains in E, ancient massifs along sea, …
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From Collins English Dictionary
vb proves , proving , proved , proved or proven ( mainly tr ) 1 ( may take a clause as object or an infinitive ) to establish or demonstrate the truth or validity of; verify, esp by using an established sequence of procedures or statements 2 to establish the quality of, esp by experiment or…
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From The American Heritage Guide to Contemporary Usage and Style
The verb prove has two past participles: proved and proven. Proved is the older form, while proven is a variant. Middle English spellings of prove included preven, a form which died out in England but survived in Scotland, and the past participle proven probably arose by analogy with verbs like…
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