Batavia
Dutch East Indies capital
Batavia is a place name shared by several locations, most notably the former Dutch colonial name for Jakarta, Indonesia.
Cities named Batavia exist in New York, Illinois, and Ohio.
The name derives from the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe that inhabited the Rhine delta.
The Dutch East India Company established its headquarters in Batavia. (Lowercase batavia is a type of lettuce.)
Evaporating chemical compounds
- Dutch East India CompanyHistoric colonial trading corporation
- 17th centuryYears 1601-1700
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
- trading postRemote commerce station
spice trade · nutmeg · cloves · pepper · monopoly · mercantilism · colonists · fortress
Southeast Asian archipelago nation
- JavaProgramming language from Sun
- JakartaIndonesia's governmental seat
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
- metropolisLarge important city
Old Town · tropical · humid · urban sprawl · traffic · colonial capital
Receptacle for contents
- sailing shipWind-propelled ocean vessel
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- mutinyRevolt against authority
- voyageJourney by sea
maritime · nautical · cargo · treasure · seafaring · navigation · galleon · merchant ship
Northeastern metropolis and state
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- place nameGeographic location's title
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
VOC
Evaporating chemical compounds
- Dutch East India CompanyHistoric colonial trading corporation
- 17th centuryYears 1601-1700
- colonialismDomination through foreign settlement
trading post · spice trade · nutmeg · cloves · pepper · monopoly · mercantilism · colonists · fortress · governor
Indonesia
Southeast Asian archipelago nation
- JavaProgramming language from Sun
- JakartaIndonesia's governmental seat
- megacityUrban area exceeding ten million
metropolis · Old Town · tropical · humid · urban sprawl · traffic · colonial capital
vessel
Receptacle for contents
- sailing shipWind-propelled ocean vessel
- shipwreckDestroyed vessel at sea
- mutinyRevolt against authority
voyage · maritime · nautical · cargo · treasure · seafaring · navigation · galleon · merchant ship · replica
New York
Northeastern metropolis and state
- IllinoisMidwestern state, sixth-largest
- OhioMidwestern state, major river
- place nameGeographic location's title
- place namesplace names, Peking, Beijing, place name, city names
- Southeast AsiaVietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia
- Historic PortsVenice, Genoa, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Marseille
- IllinoisChicago, Springfield, Land of Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, downstate
- salad greensromaine, lettuce, iceberg, arugula, baby arugula
- shipwrecksshipwreck, shipwrecks, sunken ships, capsized, derelict