Ja·kar·ta or Dja·kar·ta (j -kär t) Formerly Ba·ta·vi·a (b-t v -) The capital and largest city of Indonesia, on the northeast coast of Java. Founded c. 1619 by the Dutch, it became an important center of the Dutch East India Company and was renamed Jakarta after Indonesia became independent in 1949. Population: 8,840,000. |
Jakarta, Djakarta [dʒəˈkɑːtə]
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(Placename) the capital of Indonesia, in N West Java: founded in 1619 and ruled by the Dutch until 1945; the chief trading centre of the East in the 17th century; University of Indonesia (1947). Pop.: 9 160 500 (1995 est.) Former name (until 1949) Batavia
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| Noun | 1. |  Jakarta - capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th centuryJava - an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions |
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