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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-tay-vee-uh] / bəˈteɪ vi ə /

noun

1. a city in northwestern New York.

2. a town in northeastern Illinois.

3. former name of Jakarta.

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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

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batavia ² British  

/ bəˈteɪvɪə /

noun

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

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Since then, he has played for 19 different teams throughout the majors and minors, criss-crossing the nation with stops in places like Batavia, N.Y.,

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

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

An AP reporter bought two tickets to the Batavia show for less than $100.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2022

Clark, the Tour’s principal organizer and emcee, opened the Batavia show bellowing: “Good morning, New York! And good morning, New York Attorney General Letitia James!”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 7, 2022

“Maya, I assure you the Batavia police department is taking this very seriously. We will find the perpetrator,” Officer Jameson says.

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

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