Monrovia

(mən-rōˈvē-ə)

1. The capital and largest city of Liberia, in the northwest part of the country on the Atlantic Ocean. It was founded in 1822 as a haven for freed slaves and named after President James Monroe. Population: 935,000.
2. A city of southern California, an industrial and residential suburb of Los Angeles in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains. Population: 38,000.