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JAKARTA

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Jakarta mean?

• JAKARTA (noun)
The noun JAKARTA has 1 sense:

1. capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century

Familiarity information: JAKARTA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• JAKARTA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

capital of Indonesia; Djakarta; Jakarta

Instance hypernyms:

national capital (the capital city of a nation)

Holonyms ("Jakarta" is a part of...):

Java (an island in Indonesia south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions)

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