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Definition of Peoria noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Peoria

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/piˈɔːriə/
 
/piˈɔːriə/
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  1. a small city in the US state of Illinois. The opinions of the people who live there are considered to be typical of opinions in the whole of the US.
    • Ask yourself what the folks in Peoria will think of it.
    • Before you go ahead you must ask yourself, will it play in Peoria?
    Word Originnamed after the American Indians who occupied the area when the French arrived.
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