Providence

See also: providence

English

Etymology

From providence.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpɹɑvɪdəns/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: Prov‧id‧ence

Proper noun

Providence

2. Divine care or direction, the will of God or the gods; the grace of God; fate or fortune.

   Synonyms: Divine Providence, hand of God

4. A number of places named after Divine Providence:
   1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A city in Providence County, Rhode Island, the state capital and largest city.
         • 2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine‎^[1], archived from the original on 19 May 2022:

           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.

         • 2024 June 23, Christine Chitnis, “The city that moved rivers to emerge as a cultural capital”, in CNN‎^[2], archived from the original on 31 August 2024:

           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.

      2. A town in Marengo County, Alabama.
      3. An unincorporated community in White County, Arkansas.
      4. A ghost town in San Bernardino County, California.
      5. An unincorporated community in Bureau County, Illinois.
      6. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Johnson County, Indiana.
      7. A city in Webster County, Kentucky.
      8. An unincorporated community in Simpson County, Kentucky.
      9. An unincorporated community in Trimble County, Kentucky.
      10. An unincorporated community in Cecil County, Maryland.
      11. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota.
      12. An unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri.
      13. An unincorporated community in Dunklin County, Missouri.
      14. A town in Saratoga County, New York.
      15. An unincorporated community in Caswell County, North Carolina.
      16. An unincorporated community in Granville County, North Carolina.
      17. An unincorporated community in McDowell County, North Carolina.
      18. An unincorporated community in Rockingham County, North Carolina.
      19. A township and ghost town in Lucas County, Ohio.
      20. A township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
      21. An unincorporated community in Orangeburg County, South Carolina.
      22. An unincorporated community in Anderson County, Texas.
      23. A city in Cache County, Utah.
      24. An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
      25. Other townships, in Iowa (2), and North Carolina, listed under Providence Township.
   2. A village in Apatou commune, French Guiana department.
   3. A community in the Demerara-Mahaica region, Guyana.

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• Lake Providence

Translations

Divine will

• Czech: Prozřetelnost f
• Danish: Forsynet
• Galician: Providencia f
• German: Vorsehung (de)
• Polish: Opatrzność f
• Russian: Провидение n (Providenie)
• Swedish: försynen (sv) c

capital city of Rhode Island, United States of America

• Arabic: بروفيدنس (brūfīdins)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 普羅維登斯 / 普罗维登斯 (Pǔluówéidēngsī)

• Czech: Providence
• Danish: Providence
• Esperanto: Providenco
• French: Providence (fr) f
• German: Providence (de) n
• Greek: Πρόβιντενς (Próvintens)
• Japanese: プロビデンス (Purobidensu), プロヴィデンス (Purovidensu)
• Latin: Providentia f
• Polish: Providence n
• Russian: Провиденс (Providens)
• Spanish: Providence
• Swedish: Providence
• Thai: พรอวิเดนซ์ (prɔɔ-wí-dén)
• Ukrainian: Провіденс (Providens)
• Vietnamese: Providence