Mon·roe (m n-r  ) A city of northeast-central Louisiana east of Shreveport. Founded in 1785, it is an industrial center. Population: 51,600. |
| Monroe, Harriet 1860-1936. American poet who founded and edited (1912-1936) Poetry, an influential magazine in which works of Marianne Moore, Wallace Stevens, and William Carlos Williams, among others, were first published. |
| Monroe, James 1758-1831. The fifth President of the United States (1817-1825), whose administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida (1819), the Missouri Compromise (1820), in which Missouri was declared a slave state, and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine (1823), declaring U.S. opposition to European interference in the Americas. |
| Monroe, Marilyn Originally Norma Jean Baker. 1926-1962. American actress noted for her roles in movies such as Some Like It Hot (1959) and The Misfits (1961) and for her tragic death. |
| Monroe, William Smith Known as "Bill." 1911-1996. American guitarist, singer, and songwriter widely regarded as the father of bluegrass. |
Monroe [mənˈrəʊ]
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1. (Biographies / Monroe, James (1758-1831) M, US, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: head of state) James. 1758-1831, US statesman; fifth president of the US (1817-25). He promulgated the Monroe Doctrine (1823)
2. (Biographies / Monroe, Marilyn (1926-1962) F, US, FILMS AND TV: actress) Marilyn, real name Norma Jean Baker or Mortenson. 1926-62, US film actress. Her films include Niagara (1952), Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and Some Like It Hot (1959)
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| Noun | 1. |  Monroe - United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962) |
| 2. |  Monroe - 5th President of the United States; author of the Monroe Doctrine (1758-1831) | |
| 3. | Monroe - a town of southeast Michigan on Lake Erie Great Lakes State, Michigan, Wolverine State, MI - a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region | |
| 4. | Monroe - a town in north central Louisiana Louisiana, Pelican State, LA - a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War |
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