BATAVIA

Etymology

Proper noun

Batavia

(historical) Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period.

The land of the ancient Batavians or Batavi (part of the modern Netherlands).

The Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French client state.

A city, the county seat of Genesee County, New York, United States.

A county seat, Clermont County, Ohio, United States.

Source: Wiktionary



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