Peoria
English
Etymology
From Miami peewaareewa (“comes carrying a pack on his back”).
Proper noun
Peoria
- A city, the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois.
- (figuratively) A typical, unremarkable United States city; Anytown.
- 1998, Wilton Barnhardt, Emma Who Saved My Life, Picador, →ISBN, page 424:
- "If you love the theater and it's in your blood, it doesn't matter if it's Peoria. Can you play Peoria, Gil?"
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Derived terms
- Peorian
- Peoria County
- play in Peoria
Noun
Peoria (plural Peorias or Peoria)
- A member of a Native American tribe, historically part of the Illinois Confederation.
Anagrams
- apeiro-