Monrovia
Americannoun
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a seaport in and the capital of Liberia, in W Africa.
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a city in SW California.
noun
Example Sentences
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“It kinda charged her,” said Monrovia Police Lt.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026
The 41-year-old, who lives in Azusa and works in the music business, was meeting a friend, Priscilla Vega, 43, for lunch in Monrovia.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2026
The author also reveals the desperate conditions that beset Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, and the two Americans who were driven by their religious faith to serve the same missionary hospital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
Alta Dena was founded by three Stueve brothers in Monrovia at the end of World War II, with 61 cows and a milk wagon.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
Miss Trixie was watching a freighter from Monrovia depart with a dockful of International Harvester tractors.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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