Jakarta
geographical name
Ja·kar·ta
jə-ˈkär-tə 
variants
or Djakarta
or formerly Batavia
city and port on
Jakarta Bay (an inlet of the Java Sea)
in northwestern Java population 9,607,787
Note: Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia.
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“Jakarta.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jakarta. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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