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Pe·oria (pē ôr′ē ə)

  1. Etymology: Fr Peouarea, a tribal name < Illinois Peouareoua

    city in central Ill., on the Illinois River: pop. 113,000
  2. city in SC Ariz.: suburb of Phoenix: pop. 108,000

    Etymology: after Peoria, Ill.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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