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Batavia

Pronunciation: /bəˈteɪvi.ə/

The English word “Batavia” has 4 meanings listed here.

proper noun

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

noun

  1. A variety of lettuce with broad flat leaves.

Etymology

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

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