Batavia

[buh-tey-vee-uh] /bəˈteɪ vi ə/
noun
1.
a city in NW New York.
2.
a town in NE Illinois.
3.
former name of Jakarta.
British Dictionary definitions for Batavia

batavia

/bəˈteɪvɪə/
noun
1.
a variety of lettuce with smooth pale green leaves Also called Batavian endive, Batavian lettuce

Batavia

/bəˈteɪvɪə/
noun
1.
an ancient district of the Netherlands, on an island at the mouth of the Rhine
2.
an archaic or literary name for Holland1
3.
a former name for Jakarta
Word Origin and History for Batavia

former name of Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, when it was the Dutch East Indies, a colony of the Netherlands; from Batavia, an ancient name for a region of Holland, from Latin Batavi, a people who dwelt between the Rhine and the Waal on the island of Betawe.