I. pēˈōrēə, -ˈȯr- noun
( plural peoria or peorias )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French, from Peoria Piwarea
1.
a. : an Indian people of Illinois and Iowa associated with the Illinois confederacy
b. : a member of such people
2. : a dialect of Illinois
II. adjective
also pe·o·ri·an -ən
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: peoria from Peoria, Ill.; peorian from Peoria, Ill. + English -an
: of or from the city of Peoria, Ill.
a Peoria industry
: of the kind or style prevalent in Peoria