1. Provence - Noun
2. Provence - Proper noun
a former province of southeastern France; now administered with Cote d'Azur
Source: WordNetBoth in Greece and in Provence the poetry attained its highest rhythmic and metrical brilliance at times when the arts of verse and music were most closely knit together, when each thing done by the poet had some definite musical urge or necessity bound up within it. Ezra Pound
When the Good Lord begins to doubt the world, he remembers that he created Provence. Frederic Mistral
He play'd an ancient ditty long since mute, In Provence call'd "La belle dame sans mercy." John Keats
After the return of René to Provence, Alfonso easily reduced the remaining resistance and made his triumphal entrance in Naples on 26 February 1443, as the monarch of a pacified kingdom. Source: Internet
An assembly of nobles, religious leaders, and town leaders of Provence was organised to resist the authority of Queen Joan I of Naples (1343–1382). Source: Internet
All of Raymond VI's lands were confiscated, save Provence, which was kept in trust to be restored to his son, Raymond VII. Source: Internet