Jakarta

American

[juh-kahr-tuh] / dʒəˈkɑr tə /

Or Djakarta,

noun

a seaport in and the capital of Indonesia, on the northwestern coast of Java.

Jakarta British

/ dʒəˈkɑːtə /

noun

Former spelling: Djakarta. Former name (until 1949): Batavia. the capital of Indonesia, in N West Java: founded in 1619 and ruled by the Dutch until 1945; the chief trading centre of the East in the 17th century; University of Indonesia (1947). Pop: 8 347 083 (2000)

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Jakarta fell nearly two percent as the rupiah plunged to a record low.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

He proved them wrong later that day, fleeing Pati for the cities of Bogor, Jakarta and Solo before being caught by police on the night of 6 May at a mosque in Wonogiri, Central Java.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Stock markets fell, with Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul and Mumbai all down more than one percent, while Sydney, Taipei, Bangkok, Manila and Jakarta were also down.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Jakarta police chief Asep Edi Suheri said the long-distance train had crashed into the last, women-only, carriage of the commuter train.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Without her, he wouldn’t have felt the monsoon downpours in Jakarta or seen the water temples of Bali.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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