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Djakarta

British  
/ dʒəˈkɑːtə /

noun

  1. the former spelling of Jakarta

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Djakarta Cultural  
  1. Capital of Indonesia and largest city in the country, located on the island of Java.


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Founded by the Dutch in the seventeenth century, Djakarta resembles towns in The Netherlands.

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Djakarta gleefully announced that the remnants of Nangolan's command were cornered on the eastern shore of Lake Toba.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ambassador Howard Jones and his staff are still in Djakarta, even the envoy's residence has been raided.

From Time Magazine Archive

Scarcely had the red and white flags been put up to celebrate the nation's 15th independence day last week when workmen were back in the streets of Djakarta.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sir: Having spent several days last year with President Sukarno in Djakarta.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was stained with red paint and contained a single word printed in enormous letters: Djakarta.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende

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