Jakarta

American  

[juh-kahr-tuh] / dʒəˈkɑr tə /

Or Djakarta,

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Indonesia, on the northwestern coast of Java.

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Jakarta British  

/ dʒəˈkɑːtə /

noun

1. Former spelling: Djakarta.  Former name (until 1949): Batavia.  the capital of Indonesia, in N West Java: founded in 1619 and ruled by the Dutch until 1945; the chief trading centre of the East in the 17th century; University of Indonesia (1947). Pop: 8 347 083 (2000)

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Example Sentences

Jakarta sent the shipment back as it clamped down on scrap iron and steel imports amid a scandal over alleged radioactive contamination of food products.

From Barron's

Taipei, Wellington and Jakarta each posted gains of less than one percent, but Sydney, Seoul, Mumbai, Singapore and Malaysia were down.

From Barron's

In a speech to farmers in Karawang, east of the capital Jakarta, Prabowo celebrated an "important victory" in achieving rice self-sufficiency within just over a year since he entered office in October 2024.

From Barron's

Tokyo shed more than one percent along with Seoul, while Hong Kong, Sydney, Singapore, Wellington, Taipei, Manila and Jakarta were also in the red.

From Barron's

Susatyo said that access to the sixth floor was "particularly challenging, according to the firefighters on site", the Jakarta Globe newspaper reports.

From BBC