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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

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

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 11, 2024

The Story Hours in Batavia, Ohio, near Cincinnati, and Cottonwood, Arizona, about 105 miles north of Phoenix, drew as many as 35 children and parents but no protesters, the pastors involved said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 23, 2022

High-energy physicists at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois—DOE’s only high-energy physics lab—are gearing up to build a massive neutrino experiment.

From Science Magazine ● Aug. 9, 2022

“Asif, Sofia, I’ll be in touch. You’re in good hands with the Batavia PD.”

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