Batavia

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Name given by the Romans to the region of Europe roughly corresponding to the modern Netherlands, home of the Batavian tribes. Since then it has been taken as the Latin name for that country.

Batavia may refer to:

Jakarta, Batavia, Dutch East Indies, a Dutch settlement on the island of Java. It later became the capital of the Dutch East Indies colony
Batavia (ship), a ship of the Dutch East India Company wrecked on the coast of Australia in 1629
Batavian Republic, a French vassal state in the Netherlands from 1795 to 1806
Passau, a city in Germany
Batavia, Suriname, a town in Suriname
Batavia (font)

Places in the United States

Batavia, Illinois, a city in Kane County, Illinois west of Chicago close to Fermilab
Batavia, Iowa, a city in Jefferson County
Batavia (city), New York, the county seat of Genesee County
Batavia (town), New York
Batavia, Ohio, a village in Clermont County, Ohio

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