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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPeoria
Pronunciation / Transliteration: pe-o-ria
"Peoria è una città dell'Illinois."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A city located in central Illinois, United States, situated along the Illinois River.
"He traveled to Peoria for the corporate convention." - 2
Used proverbially in American culture to represent average, mainstream American public opinion or demographic testing.
"The marketing campaign had to pass the test of whether it would play in Peoria."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Illinois people, an Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe. The term historically refers to the indigenous group and was later adopted as a prominent city name in Illinois, eventually entering American cultural lexicon as a prototypical symbol of average American working-class demographics.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Peoria" is said worldwide
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Peoria
Transliteration: peo-ria
"Peoria est une ville de l'Illinois."
Peoria
Transliteration: pe-o-ria
"Peoria ist eine Stadt in Illinois."
Peoria
Transliteration: pe-o-ria
"Peoria è una città dell'Illinois."
Peoria
Transliteration: pe-o-ria
"Peoria es una ciudad en Illinois."
Peoria
Transliteration: pe-o-ria
"Peoria é uma cidade em Illinois."
पियोरिया
Transliteration: piyoriya
"पियोरिया इलिनोइस का एक शहर है।"
皮奥里亚
Transliteration: Pí'àolǐyà
"皮奥里亚是伊利诺伊州的一座城市。"
피오리아
Transliteration: pioria
"피오리아는 미국 일리노이 주의 도시이다."
ピオリア
Transliteration: pioria
"ピオリアはイリノイ州の都市です。"
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