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Batavia

[buh-tey-vee-uh]

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noun

a city in NW New York.

a town in NE Illinois.

former name of Jakarta.

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Contemporary Examples of 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

Historical Examples of batavia

We got our cargo off in boats, and sailed for Batavia, to clear; all within a few weeks.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
We now hove clear of the bank, restowed the cargo, and made sail for Batavia.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
Batavia was not a place for an American constitution, and I was glad to be off.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
We sailed immediately, but not soon enough to escape the Batavia fever.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper
The ship had arrived at Batavia, and the captain and mate came to see what was to be done with me.
Ned Myers
James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for batavia

batavia

noun

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

Batavia

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

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

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.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper