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Batavia

//bəˈteɪvi.ə// name, noun

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

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

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