Batavia

[ buh-tey-vee-uh ]

noun
  1. a city in northwestern New York.

  2. a town in northeastern Illinois.

  1. former name of Jakarta.

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How to use Batavia in a sentence

  • A delightful shower of the previous evening cooled the air, and made my journey to Batavia exceedingly pleasant.

    Ocean to Ocean on Horseback | Willard Glazier

British Dictionary definitions for batavia (1 of 2)

batavia

/ (bəˈteɪvɪə) /


noun
  1. a variety of lettuce with smooth pale green leaves: Also called: Batavian endive, Batavian lettuce

British Dictionary definitions for Batavia (2 of 2)

Batavia

/ (bəˈteɪvɪə) /


noun
  1. an ancient district of the Netherlands, on an island at the mouth of the Rhine

  2. an archaic or literary name for Holland 1

  1. a former name for Jakarta

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