Jakarta

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dʒəˈkɑːtə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jə kär′tə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ja•kar•ta  ( jə kär′tə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa seaport in and the capital of Indonesia, on the NW coast of Java. 4,576,009.
Also, Djakarta, Jacarta. Formerly, Batavia. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Jakarta /dʒəˈkɑːtə/ n
  1. 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: 10 323 142 (2015 est)Former name (until 1949): Batavia Former spelling: Djakarta
'Jakarta' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Batavia - Djakarta - Indonesia - Java - Tanjungpriok - Jacarta

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