Monrovia

[ muh n-roh-vee-uh ]

/ mənˈroʊ vi ə /

noun

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

a city in SW California.

Definition for monrovia (2 of 2)

Liberia

[ lahy-beer-ee-uh ]

/ laɪˈbɪər i ə /

noun

a republic in W Africa: founded by freed American slaves 1822. About 43,000 sq. mi. (111,000 sq. km). Capital: Monrovia.

Related formsLi·be·ri·an, adjective, nounpro-Li·be·ri·an, adjective, nountrans-Li·be·ri·an, adjective

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Examples from the Web for monrovia

A few weeks before this, a video surfaced of an Ebola victim in Monrovia, Liberia who had been presumed dead.
What It’s Like to Wake Up Dead|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Monrovia, she could not find a hospital to get her son vaccinated.
Ebola Is Destroying Liberia’s Vaccination Program|Wade C.L. Williams|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Paye came to Monrovia with her third child, who is only four months old.
Ebola Is Destroying Liberia’s Vaccination Program|Wade C.L. Williams|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Duncan went through screening Sept. 19 in Monrovia, Liberia, where he presented a temperature of 97.3 degrees Fahrenheit.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: October 26|PunditFact.com|October 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST

“If the international community does not stand up, we will be wiped out,” an MSF nurse told the world from Monrovia in Liberia.
Ebola Panic Is Worse Than the Disease|Abby Haglage|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Fine churches, school buildings, and a college are to be seen in Monrovia.
Stanley in Africa|James P. Boyd
At a late trial for a capital offence in Monrovia, several native Africans sat on the jury.
The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851|Various
The private buildings in Liberia are generally good and substantial, and especially those of Monrovia, built of brick.
Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party |Martin Robinson Delany
The crowd gathered at the pier comprised fully half the population of Monrovia.
The Riverman|Stewart Edward White
Bosambo of Monrovia, that usurper of the Ochori chieftainship, sent him from time to time news of the outlying peoples.
Sanders of the River|Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for monrovia (1 of 2)

Monrovia

/ (mɒnˈrəʊvɪə) /

noun

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)

British Dictionary definitions for monrovia (2 of 2)

Liberia

/ (laɪˈbɪərɪə) /

noun

a republic in W Africa, on the Atlantic: originated in 1822 as a home for freed Afro-American slaves, with land purchased by the American Colonization Society; republic declared in 1847; exports are predominantly rubber and iron ore. Official language: English. Religion: Christian majority, also animist. Currency: dollar. Capital: Monrovia. Pop: 3 989 703 (2013 est). Area: 111 400 sq km (43 000 sq miles)

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Word Origin and History for monrovia

Liberia

African nation, begun as a resettlement project of freed American slaves in 1816 by the American Colonization Society, the name chosen by society member and U.S. senator Robert Goodloe Harper (1765-1825) from Latin liber "free" (see liberal).

Culture definitions for monrovia

Liberia

Republic in western Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone to the northwest, Guinea to the north, the Ivory Coast to the east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the southwest.

Note

The American Colonization Society began settlement of black Americans, most of them freed slaves, in 1822. Eventually, 15,000 blacks emigrated to Liberia.

Note

A civil war that commenced in 1989 and that lasted until the mid-1990s claimed more than 150,000 lives.