Jakarta

American  

[juh-kahr-tuh] / dʒəˈkɑr tə /

Or Djakarta,

noun

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

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Jakarta British  

/ dʒəˈkɑːtə /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

Tokyo was also well up as tech firms performed well, while Sydney, Singapore, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta also advanced.

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But a reversal last year cast fresh doubts on Jakarta's energy transition plans and dashed the hopes of locals who blame the plant for environmental and health problems.

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Garbage-choked streets, overloaded landfills and the fear of trash avalanches haunt greater Jakarta, as the world's most populous metropolis grapples with a waste crisis.

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Wellington, Jakarta, Manila and Kuala Lumpur posted marginal losses, while Sydney, Mumbai and Bangkok were up and Singapore was little changed.

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Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Sydney, Singapore, Wellington, Manila and Jakarta were also down after a broadly healthy week.

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