Monrovia

[muhn-roh-vee-uh]

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Liberia, in W Africa.

2. a city in SW California.

Monrovia

/ mɒnˈrəʊvɪə /

noun

1. the capital and chief port of Liberia, on the Atlantic: founded in 1822 as a home for freed American slaves; University of Liberia (1862). Pop: 614 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

On Thursday, a man apparently running from agents who showed up at a Home Depot parking lot in Monrovia was hit by a car and killed on the 210 Freeway.

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On the walk back to a stage set up for the vigil, the crowd chanted “ICE out of Monrovia!” as cars driving by sounded their horns in support.

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On Thursday, they moved on a Home Depot parking lot in Monrovia, sending laborers running, including a man who jumped a wall and onto the 210 Freeway, where he was fatally struck.

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A man was hit and killed on the 210 Freeway on Thursday as he tried to flee federal agents raiding a Home Depot in Monrovia.

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Many streets in Monrovia are named after colonial American figures, reflecting the city's founding and historical ties to the US.

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