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Peoria

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Pe·or·i·a 1  (p-ôr-, -r-)
n. pl. Peoria or Pe·or·i·as
1. A Native American people forming part of the Illinois confederacy.
2. A member of this people.
Pe·or·i·a 2  (p-ôr-, -r-)
A city of northwest-central Illinois on the Illinois River north of Springfield. Founded on the site of a French fort established by La Salle in 1680, it is a transportation and industrial center. Population: 113,000.
Peoria [piːˈɔːrɪə]
n
(Placename) a port in N central Illinois, on the Illinois River. Pop.: 112 936 (2000)
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Noun1.PeoriaPeoria - a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River
IL, Illinois, Land of Lincoln, Prairie State - a midwestern state in north-central United States


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