Peoria

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Peoria

1. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city in Maricopa County and Yavapai County, Arizona, named after Peoria, Illinois.
   2. A census-designated place in Arapahoe County, Colorado.
   3. A city, the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois.
   4. An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Franklin County, Indiana.
   5. An unincorporated community in Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana.
   6. An unincorporated community in Richland Township, Mahaska County, Iowa.
   7. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Franklin County, Kansas.
   8. An unincorporated community in Washington County, Missouri.
   9. A township in Knox County, Nebraska.
   10. An unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio.
   11. A town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, named for the Peoria people.
2. (figurative) 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

• East Peoria
• Peorian
• Peoria County
• play in Peoria

Noun

Peoria (plural Peorias or Peoria)

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

Anagrams

• apeiro-