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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 4
A city, the county seat of Genesee County, New York, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 7
A variety of lettuce with broad flat leaves.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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