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Batavia.

Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period.

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Meaning & usage

name/bəˈteɪvi.ə/
  1. Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period.

    historical
  2. The land of the ancient Batavians or Batavi (part of the modern Netherlands).

  3. The Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French client state.

  4. A city, the county seat of Genesee County, New York, United States.

  5. A village, the county seat of Clermont County, Ohio, United States.

  6. A township in Clermont County, Ohio, which surrounds the village.

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō. Doublet of Betawi and Passau.

noun/bəˈteɪvi.ə/
  1. A variety of lettuce with broad flat leaves.

Where this word comes from

Ultimately from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō. Doublet of Betawi and Passau.

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