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Batavia.

The land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the modern city of Nijmegen.

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[baˈtaː.wi.a]Classical-Latin[baˈta.wi.a]Classical-Latin[baˈtaː.vi.a]
  1. The land of the Batā̆vī, situated around the modern city of Nijmegen.

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  2. Netherlands (the main constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located primarily in Western Europe bordering Germany and Belgium)

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  3. Netherlands (a country in Western Europe, consisting of four constituent countries: the Netherlands per se, Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō (“good island”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.