English Explanatory Dictionary

Batavia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period.
  2. The land of the ancient Batavians or Batavi (part of the modern Netherlands).
  3. The Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French client state.
  4. A city, the county seat of Genesee County, New York, United States.
  5. A village, the county seat of Clermont County, Ohio, United States.
  6. A township in Clermont County, Ohio, which surrounds the village.
noun
  1. A variety of lettuce with broad flat leaves.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Batavia (“variety of lettuce”).

Pronunciation

/bəˈteɪvi.ə/

Word forms

Batavia Batavias

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin Batavia, from Proto-Germanic *Batawjō. Doublet of Betawi and Passau.

Related words

Batavi Batavian

Derived words

Batavia cassia
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