Monrovia

See also: Monróvia

English

Etymology

From Monroe +‎ -v- +‎ -ia, in the case of the capital of Liberia after U.S. President James Monroe.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /mənˈroʊviə/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Proper noun

Monrovia

  1. The capital city of Liberia.
    • (Can we date this quote?), “Liberia”, in Wetlands.org[1], archived from the original on 28 July 2011, page 1:
      However, between Monrovia (6°20'N/10°46'W) and Buchanan (5°57'N/10°02'W) highlands approach to within 25 km of the coast. East of Buchanan the lowlands reach nearly 100 km inland, in the Cestos Valley, but narrow again to 30 km towards the eastern border.
  2. Several places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama.
    2. A city in San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, California.
      • 2025 August 14, Leanne Suter, “Man fleeing ICE raid at Home Depot in Monrovia hit and killed by vehicle after running onto 210 Fwy”, in KABC-TV[2], archived from the original on 16 August 2025:
        A man was hit and killed on the 210 Freeway Thursday in Monrovia as he was fleeing from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation at a Home Depot in Monrovia.
    3. A town in Monroe Township, Morgan County, Indiana.
    4. An unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas.
    5. A census-designated place in Frederick County, Maryland.

Translations

Afrikaans

Proper noun

Monrovia

  1. Monrovia (the capital city of Liberia)

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmonrovɪja]

Proper noun

Monrovia f (relational adjective monrovijský)

  1. Monrovia (the capital city of Liberia)

Declension

Further reading

Polish

Alternative forms

  • Monrowia

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔnˈrɔ.vja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔvja
  • Syllabification: Mon‧ro‧via

Proper noun

Monrovia f (related adjective monrowijski)

  1. Monrovia (the capital city of Liberia)

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • monrowijczyk
  • monrowijka

References

Portuguese

Proper noun

Monrovia f

  1. alternative spelling of Monróvia

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /monˈrobja/ [mõnˈro.β̞ja]
  • Rhymes: -obja
  • Syllabification: Mon‧ro‧via

Proper noun

Monrovia ?

  1. the capital city of Liberia

Derived terms