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Providence en · PROPN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɹɑvɪdəns/ (General-American)
  • /ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From providence.

Meanings

  1. Divine care or direction, the will of God or the gods; the grace of God; fate or fortune.
  2. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Providence County, Rhode Island, the state capital and largest city.
    • Catera Northup, 20, an exotic dancer from Providence, R.I., and Treneishyia Phillips, 27, from Waynesboro, Georgia, recovered from B.B.L.s at at^([sic]) Enchantress. 2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine, archived from the original on 19 May 2022:
    • In Olneyville, behind the historic Atlantic Mills, the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Bike Path connects Providence to Johnston. It features soccer fields, gardens and a pump track along the way. 2024 June 23, Christine Chitnis, “The city that moved rivers to emerge as a cultural capital”, in CNN, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2024:
  3. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Marengo County, Alabama.
  4. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas.
  5. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.
  6. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
  7. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Union Township, Johnson County, Indiana.
  8. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Webster County, Kentucky.
  9. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Simpson County, Kentucky.
  10. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Trimble County, Kentucky.
  11. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland.
  12. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and unincorporated community therein, in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
  13. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri.
  14. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri.
  15. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Saratoga County, New York.
  16. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina.
  17. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Granville County, North Carolina.
  18. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in McDowell County, North Carolina.
  19. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
  20. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township and ghost town in Lucas County, Ohio.
  21. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
  22. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
  23. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Texas.
  24. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Cache County, Utah.
  25. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
  26. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ Other townships, in Iowa (2), and North Carolina, listed under Providence Township.
  27. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A village in Apatou commune, French Guiana department.
  28. A number of places named after Divine Providence: ▸ A community in the Demerara-Mahaica region, Guyana.

Deriveds

North Providence · Nether Providence · Upper Providence · East Providence · Port Providence · Lower Providence · Providence County · West Providence · New Providence · Providence River · Providence Plantations

Relateds

Lake Providence

Synonyms

Divine Providence · hand of God

Translations (25)

ar بروفيدنس (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · sv försynen (Divine will) · la Providentia (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · uk Провіденс (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · sv Providence (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · gl Providencia (Divine will) · da Forsynet (Divine will) · de Vorsehung (Divine will) · vi Providence (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · ru Провиденс (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · ja プロヴィデンス (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · pl Opatrzność (Divine will) · es Providence (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · cs Prozřetelnost (Divine will) · fr Providence (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · pl Providence (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · el Πρόβιντενς (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · de Providence (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · da Providence (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · cmn 普羅維登斯 /普罗维登斯 (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · cs Providence (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · ja プロビデンス (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · ru Провидение (Divine will) · th พรอวิเดนซ์ (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America) · eo Providenco (capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America)

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