Peoria

[ pee-awr-ee-uh, -ohr- ]

/ piˈɔr i ə, -ˈoʊr- /

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noun

a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.

a town in central Arizona.

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OTHER WORDS FROM Peoria

Pe·o·ri·an, adjective, noun

Words nearby Peoria

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How to use Peoria in a sentence

The Peoria gig was a warm-up for their slot on that summer’s Lollapalooza tour, to be followed by their major-label debut for Capitol Records.
Thirty years ago, Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ rocked the Midwest|Dawson Barrett, Jonathan Wright|April 9, 2021|Washington Post
Peoria had long been a test market for consumer products, conservative politics and, many years earlier, vaudeville acts.
Thirty years ago, Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ rocked the Midwest|Dawson Barrett, Jonathan Wright|April 9, 2021|Washington Post
That’s why, on that rainy Thursday, I set out with my appointment confirmation and prescribed medication for asthma, high blood pressure and high cholesterol — all to prove my eligibility — for the small city of nearly 33,000 people near Peoria.
Americans are hitting the road to get vaccinated|Michele Weldon|April 8, 2021|Washington Post
It’ll be different in Peoria than in Paris, but it’s a safe bet it will still be happening — viewers are streaming what they want to watch, and advertisers are racing to meet them on their streaming screens.
Marketers are plugging into a world of streaming similarities (and differences)|Samsung Ads|October 22, 2020|Digiday

The University of Illinois was allowed to keep its Fighting Illini moniker, but without the support of the Peoria tribe, it was required to retire its Chief Illiniwek mascot.
Hundreds Of Schools Are Still Using Native Americans As Team Mascots|Hope Allchin|October 12, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Mainstream gays want Pride parades to play well in Peoria, with large corporate floats and photogenic participants.
Is Caring About Climate Change an Essential Part of LGBT Identity?|Jay Michaelson|September 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Peoria indulges in, and mostly enjoys, just about every vice known to man or woman from New York to Baghdad to Bangkok.
Newsweek Takedown From Beyond the Grave: Michael Hastings’s Fiction Tells the Truth|Christopher Dickey|June 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ernst even sought to find out how Ulysses might play in Peoria (not well, if the returned survey is any indication).
How ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Is Like ‘Ulysses’|Danielle Sigler|June 16, 2012|DAILY BEAST
And how the world then reacts has equally major ripples from Peoria to Portland.
Debt-Debacle Hangover|Zachary Karabell|August 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The 16-year-old Shali was dropped into the alien world of high school in Peoria, Ill., unable to speak a word of English.
The Noble General|John Barry|July 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A trail cut thither from Peoria soon became a well-worn coach road; roads were early opened to Chicago and Milwaukee.
The Old Northwest|Frederic Austin Ogg
About the middle of that September our annual Conference met in their new and not yet finished chapel, on Peoria bottom.
Mary and I|Stephen Return Riggs
In 1835 he removed to Illinois, where in 1839 he joined the Peoria party for emigration to Oregon.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XXX|Joel Palmer
Away back in the fifties, "Hinman's" was not only the best school in Peoria, but it was the greatest school in the world.
The Wit and Humor of America, Volume II. (of X.)|Various
At Peoria Lake they struck open water, and paddled thence to the Mississippi and turned their prows southward.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for Peoria

Peoria

/ (piːˈɔːrɪə) /

noun

a port in N central Illinois, on the Illinois River. Pop: 112 907 (2003 est)

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