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Jogjakarta

American  
[jog-yuh-kahr-tuh, johg-] / ˌdʒɒg jəˈkɑr tə, ˌdʒoʊg- /
Also Yogyakarta

noun

  1. a city in central Java, in S Indonesia.


Jogjakarta British  
/ ˌdʒɒɡ-, ˌdʒəʊɡjɑːˈkɑːtɑː /

noun

  1. a former spelling of Yogyakarta

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A family spokesman said Puan Sri Siti Amirah, the step-grandmother of Datuk Seri Najib Razak, was travelling alone on her way back to Jogjakarta, Indonesia, from Amsterdam.

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2014

The second son among the eleven children of a Moslem merchant named Notoredjo, Suharto was born in the Central Javanese village of Sedaju-Godean near Jogjakarta.

From Time Magazine Archive

He retained the Sultan of Jogjakarta as economics chief and Adam Malik as Foreign Minister, but dissolved the old inner Cabinet, so that all ministers must now report directly to him.

From Time Magazine Archive

As traditional ruler of Jogjakarta, to whom most Central Javanese attribute mystical as well as governmental authority, he stands slightly aloof from the murky power struggles.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week the plan's Consultative Committee met in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.

From Time Magazine Archive

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