Monrovia

[muh n-roh-vee-uh]

noun

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

a city in SW California.

Liberia

[lahy-beer-ee-uh]

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

Contemporary Examples of 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
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
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
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
“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

Historical Examples of monrovia

Lott Cary had 45 scholars enrolled in his school at Monrovia.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922
Various
I know of no place where the Sabbath seems to be more respected than in Monrovia.'
Abolitionism Exposed!
W. W. Sleigh
Fine churches, school buildings, and a college are to be seen in Monrovia.
Stanley in Africa
James P. Boyd
Slavers, no doubt, have often watered at Monrovia, but never when their character was known.
Journal of an African Cruiser
Horatio Bridge
It is now fourteen months since our ship first visited Monrovia.
Journal of an African Cruiser
Horatio Bridge

British Dictionary definitions for monrovia

Monrovia

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)

Liberia

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.