Peoria

English

Etymology

From Miami peewaareewa (“comes carrying a pack on his back”).

Proper noun

Peoria

  1. A city, the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois.
  2. (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?"

Derived terms

Noun

Peoria (plural Peorias or Peoria)

  1. A member of a Native American tribe, historically part of the Illinois Confederation.

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