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Bloo⋅ming⋅ton

  [bloo-ming-tuhn]
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1. a city in SE Minnesota. 81,831.
2. a city in S Indiana. 51,646.
3. a city in central Illinois. 44,189.
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Bloo·ming·ton   (blōō'mĭng-tən)   

  1. A city of central Illinois east-southeast of Peoria. It is a commercial and industrial center. Population: 71,000.

  2. A city of south-central Indiana south-southwest of Indianapolis. Indiana University (established 1820) is located here. Population: 69,200.

  3. A city of eastern Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Population: 80,900.

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Bloomington

city, seat (1830) of McLean county, central Illinois, U.S. It is adjacent to Normal (north), about halfway between Chicago and St. Louis, Missouri. The site was settled in 1822 and was known as Keg Grove and later as Blooming Grove for the area's wildflowers. In 1831 the town was laid out and was renamed Bloomington. In 1856 at Major's Hall in Bloomington, Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous "lost speech" on slavery during a convention to organize the Republican Party in Illinois; a plaque commemorates the site. The city lies in a rich agricultural region, and its economy is based mainly on farming (chiefly corn [maize] and soybeans), livestock raising, and the production of farm seeds; insurance and the manufacture of candy and vacuum cleaners are also important.

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