Provincetown
English
Etymology
From
province
+
town
.
Proper noun
Provincetown
A
town
located at the extreme tip of
Cape Cod
in
Barnstable County
,
Massachusetts
,
United States
.
Synonym:
P-town
(
informal
)
2024
March 11, Steve LeBlanc, “Court upholds town bylaw banning anyone born in 21st century from buying tobacco products”, in
AP News
[1]
:
The court pointed to an earlier ruling in the case of a company that was licensed to operate cigarette vending machines in
Provincetown
.
Derived terms
Provincetowner