Monrovia

American  

[muhn-roh-vee-uh] / mənˈroʊ vi ə /

noun

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

2. a city in SW California.

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Monrovia British  

/ 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)

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Example Sentences

One of her students commutes from Monrovia and does not own a car.

From Los Angeles Times

Nearly one hundred people had just one item on their list as they entered the Home Depot in Monrovia on Saturday: a small ice scraper worth a little less than a dollar.

From Los Angeles Times

Just a few minutes later, Monrovia Fire & Rescue responded to a call of a vehicle collision with a pedestrian.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

Outside of this small gym in a nondescript office park in Monrovia, they are elderly people dealing with the motion-melting nightmare that is Parkinson’s disease.

From Los Angeles Times