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

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

On Thursday, a man apparently running from agents who showed up at a Home Depot parking lot in Monrovia was hit by a car and killed on the 210 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times

On the walk back to a stage set up for the vigil, the crowd chanted “ICE out of Monrovia!” as cars driving by sounded their horns in support.

From Los Angeles Times

On Thursday, they moved on a Home Depot parking lot in Monrovia, sending laborers running, including a man who jumped a wall and onto the 210 Freeway, where he was fatally struck.

From Los Angeles Times

A man was hit and killed on the 210 Freeway on Thursday as he tried to flee federal agents raiding a Home Depot in Monrovia.

From Los Angeles Times