Peoria
/piːˈɔːrɪə/- a river port and industrial city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River; pop. 114,114 (est. 2008). The city developed around a fort built by the French in 1680.皮奥里亚(伊利诺伊州中部河港和工业城市, 位于伊利诺伊河畔; 2008年估计人口114,114; 该城围绕一个1680年由法国人所建城堡发展而来)。
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named after the American Indians who occupied the area when the French arrived.