Monrovia

[ muhn-roh-vee-uh ]

/ mənˈroʊ vi ə /

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noun

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

a city in SW California.

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Words nearby Monrovia

Monroe, Monroe Doctrine, Monroe, James, Monroe, Marilyn, Monroeville, Monrovia, mons, Monsarrat, Monseigneur, monsieur, Monsignor

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How to use Monrovia in a sentence

In 2019, Andrew, a Liberian missionary and businessman based in Nigeria could buy a round trip ticket from Lagos to Monrovia at $450-$500.
“Double-testing” for Covid-19 in west Africa is significantly driving up travel costs|Dounard Bondo|September 9, 2021|Quartz
His last film was Monrovia, Indiana, and for his latest, he traveled back East.
11 compelling documentaries to watch for this fall|Alissa Wilkinson|October 9, 2020|Vox
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
A church was organized in November, 1849, with eight members from the church in Monrovia.
The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States|Martin R. Delany
Through all of the many affairs which Cary performed, he continued pastor of the church at Monrovia.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922|Various
These colonists planted their church at Monrovia and soon had under way the nucleus of a flourishing Sunday-school.
The Journal of Negro History, Volume 7, 1922|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
Cam-wood is a rich dye-wood, and is brought to Monrovia on the shoulders of the natives from a great distance.
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880. Vol 1|George W. Williams

British Dictionary definitions for Monrovia

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)

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