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    Batavia
    noun
    a city in northwestern New York.
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    batavia
    noun
    a variety of lettuce with smooth pale green leaves

Batavia

American  
[buh-tey-vee-uh] / bəˈteɪ vi ə /

noun

  1. a city in northwestern New York.

  2. a town in northeastern Illinois.

  3. former name of Jakarta.

Batavia 1 British  
/ 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

  3. a former name for 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
batavia 2 British  
/ bəˈteɪvɪə /

noun

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

"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

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Sanfratello, a 32-year veteran of the force, was working a special assignment detail at Batavia Downs.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024

It would fire neutrinos from Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois, to a massive subterranean detector 1300 kilometers away in Lead, South Dakota.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 8, 2023

Mr. Foster reserved space at the Batavia branch of the Clermont County Public Library and let parents know what was happening via Twitter.

From Washington Times • Nov. 23, 2022

The Batavia show was staged on the grounds of a church, after faith and community leaders in nearby Rochester told organizers they weren’t welcome.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 7, 2022

“And the rest is Batavia High School history.”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

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