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Bloomington

(blo̵̅o̅m′iŋ tən)

city in central Ill.: pop. 65,000
city in SC Ind.: pop. 69,000
city in E Minn., near Minneapolis: pop. 85,000
Origin: ? after Bloomington, Ind.

Origin: prob. in allusion to abundance of wildflowers

See Bloomington in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A city of central Illinois east-southeast of Peoria. It is a commercial and industrial center. Population: 71,000.
A city of south-central Indiana south-southwest of Indianapolis. Indiana University (established 1820) is located here. Population: 69,200.
A city of eastern Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Population: 80,900.

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