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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.

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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

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

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

The two-day event at the Cornerstone Church in Batavia, midway between Buffalo and Rochester, is scheduled to feature President Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump, former national security adviser Michael Flynn and others.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2022

And at Batavia High School, never the twain shall meet.

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