Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peoria

/piːˈɔːɹi.ə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.14 in modern English

Syllables: peo-ria
IPA: /piːˈɔːɹi.ə/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A number of places in the United States:

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Example Sentences

""If you love the theater and it's in your blood, it doesn't matter if it's Peoria. Can you play Peoria, Gil?""
"To hear Carlson foam, you’d think that each time a devious immigrant sneaks into the United States and reaches for a voter registration form, a White American in Peoria blinks into nonexistence."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: peewaareewa

Inflected Forms

Peorias (plural)

Derived Forms

Peorian

Phrases

East Peoria Peoria County play in Peoria

Rhymes With

victoria gloria pretoria euphoria astoria correa moria vittoria longoria emporia soria loria

Questions

How do you pronounce peoria?: The recorded pronunciation is /piːˈɔːɹi.ə/.
What does peoria mean?: A number of places in the United States:
Where does peoria come from?: From Miami peewaareewa (“comes carrying a pack on his back”).

How to pronounce peoria

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