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P0176900 (pē-ôr′ē-ə)n. pl. Peoria or Pe·or·i·as A member of a Native American people forming part of the Illinois confederacy.

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P0176900 (pē-ôr′ē-ə) A city of northwest-central Illinois on the Illinois River north of Springfield. The site of an early French fort, it grew in the 1800s as a transportation and industrial center.

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

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n. 1. a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River. 112,306. 2. a city in central Arizona, near Phoenix. 50,618.

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Peoria - a city in central Illinois on the Illinois RiverIL, Illinois, Land of Lincoln, Prairie State - a midwestern state in north-central United States

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To appeal or be acceptable to mainstream or average consumers or constituents. Peoria, Illinois, is often considered representative of American tastes, ideologies, and perspectives as a whole. The senator affirmed that the tax bill he helped draft plays in Peoria, and that citizens across the political and economic spectrums would benefit from it. Film studios lately have been so obsessed with making movies that play in Peoria that they forget to make a good film first and foremost.See also: Peoria, play

Will it play in Peoria?

Will this person or thing appeal or be acceptable to mainstream or average consumers or constituents? Peoria, Illinois, is often considered representative of American tastes, ideologies, and perspectives as a whole. Sure, your video game has things popular with 12-year-old boys, but will it play in Peoria? Film studios lately have been so obsessed with the question "Will it play in Peoria?" that they forget to make a good film first and foremost.See also: play, will

play in Peoria

Be acceptable to the average consumer or constituent. For example, We've tested this new soup in several markets, but will it play in Peoria? This expression originated among touring theater companies trying to make sure their productions would win favor in America's heartland, symbolized by the small city of Peoria, Illinois. See also: Peoria, play

play in Peoria

find favour with the average person, especially the average consumer. US informal Peoria is a town in the state of Illinois, and the expression originated in the world of touring theatre, denoting a play that would be commercially successful in an average middlebrow place.See also: Peoria, play

play in Peoria

Slang To be acceptable to average constituents or consumers.See also: Peoria, play

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(pēôr`ēə). 1 City (1990 pop. 50,618), Maricopa co., central Ariz., a suburb of Phoenix; settled 1897, inc. 1954. With the completion of the Arizona Canal in 1885, the area was settled by families from Peoria, Ill., and became an agricultural trading center. Peoria is now one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States; its population more than doubled between 1990 and 2000. It produces sheet metal, textile products, and machinery parts. The training camps of the Seattle Mariners and San Diego Padres baseball teams are in the city.

2 City (1990 pop. 113,504), seat of Peoria co., central Ill., on Lake Peoria and the Illinois River; inc. as a city 1845. A busy port of entry, it is one of the state's oldest settlements and a regional trade and transportation point; grain, livestock, and coal from the area are marketed, processed, and shipped in Peoria. It has commercial printing and factories that produce metal products, machinery, iron and steel, transportation and medical equipment, construction materials, and chemicals. Although it is an industrial city, Peoria is known for its scenic beauty and its many recreational activities associated with Lakeview Park, which also contains a planetarium, community theater, and arts and sciences center. La Salle established Fort Creve Coeur in the region in 1680, and the spot later became a French trading post. The area was known as Fort Clark after 1813; the first permanent American settlement was established in 1819. The Univ. of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Bradley Univ., and a U.S. Dept. of Agriculture research laboratory are in the city. Nearby are a state park and Metamora courthouse (1845; now a state memorial).

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a city in the USA, in Illinois, on the Illinois River. Population, 127,000; with suburbs, 342,000 (1970). Peoria is a transportation, trade, and industrial center of the US Corn Belt. Its manufacturing industry, which employs 50,000 people (1970), produces metallurgical products, farm machinery, electronic equipment, processed food, and chemicals. Bituminous coal is mined nearby.

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typical mid-American town. [Am. Culture: Misc.]See: America

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

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noun a city in central Illinois on the Illinois River

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