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Batavia

name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /bəˈteɪvi.ə/
  • rhymes with -eɪviə
  • CMU ARPABET: B AH0 T EY1 V IY0 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: B AH0 T AE1 V IY0 AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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name

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning 2

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

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Meaning 3

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

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Meaning 4

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

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Meaning 5

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

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Meaning 6

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

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noun

Meaning 7

A variety of lettuce with broad flat leaves.

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noun

Meaning 8

Alternative form of Batavia (“variety of lettuce”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 巴達維亞 /巴达维亚 (Bādáwéiyà) — Jakarta during the Dutch East Indies period
  • Dutch: Batavia — Jakarta during the Dutch East Indies period
  • Italian: Batavia — Jakarta during the Dutch East Indies period
  • Italian: Giacarta — Jakarta during the Dutch East Indies period
  • Marathi: बटेव्हिया (baṭevhiyā) — Jakarta during the Dutch East Indies period
  • Portuguese: Batávia — Jakarta during the Dutch East Indies period
  • Spanish: Batavia — Jakarta during the Dutch East Indies period
  • Georgian: ბატავია (baṭavia) — the land of the ancient Batavians
  • Marathi: बटेव्हिया (baṭevhiyā) — the land of the ancient Batavians
  • Portuguese: Batávia — the land of the ancient Batavians
  • Spanish: Batavia — the land of the ancient Batavians
  • Dutch: Bataafse Republiek — the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French client state
  • Georgian: ბატავიის რესპუბლიკა (baṭaviis resṗubliḳa) — the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French client state
  • Marathi: बटेव्हिया (baṭevhiyā) — the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French client state
  • Portuguese: Batávia — the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French client state
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