Associations to the word «Batavia»

Wiktionary

BATAVIA, proper noun. (historical) Former name of Jakarta, used during the Dutch East Indies period.
BATAVIA, proper noun. The land of the ancient Batavians or Batavi (part of the modern Netherlands).
BATAVIA, proper noun. The Netherlands from 1795 to 1806 as a French client state.

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke