Batavia

[ buh-tey-vee-uh ]

/ bəˈteɪ vi ə /

noun

a city in NW New York.

a town in NE Illinois.

former name of Jakarta.

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Examples from the Web for batavia

According to one local Houston news report, the Batavia, New York native had been living in some sort of boarding house.
Far-Right Texas Terrorist Planned Murder And Robbery Spree in the Name of ‘Liberty’|Caitlin Dickson|April 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The molasses and skimmings were sent for, sale to Batavia, where one distillery might buy the produce of a hundred estates.
Thoughts On The Necessity Of Improving The Condition Of The Slaves|Thomas Clarkson
At Batavia the difference between winter and summer is comparatively small.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 8|Various
Among these ships was the Batavia, commanded by Francis Pelsart.
The Naval Pioneers of Australia and Walter Jeffery|Louis Becke

Batavia, one of the strongholds of Dutch power in the East, occupies the north-western extremity of the island of Java.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 12, No. 32, November, 1873|Various
In Batavia he ko-toos to the Dutch, and lets his tail down dutifully.
The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851|Various

British Dictionary definitions for batavia (1 of 2)

batavia

/ (bəˈteɪvɪə) /

noun

a variety of lettuce with smooth pale green leavesAlso called: Batavian endive, Batavian lettuce

British Dictionary definitions for batavia (2 of 2)

Batavia

/ (bəˈteɪvɪə) /

noun

an ancient district of the Netherlands, on an island at the mouth of the Rhine

an archaic or literary name for Holland 1

a former name for Jakarta

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Word Origin and History for batavia

Batavia

former name of Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, when it was the Dutch East Indies, a colony of the Netherlands; from Batavia, an ancient name for a region of Holland, from Latin Batavi, a people who dwelt between the Rhine and the Waal on the island of Betawe.