Jakarta
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Jakarta
- /d͡ʒəˈkɑː(ɹ)tə/
- [d͡ʒəˈkʰaɹɾə] US
Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tə
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Indonesian Jakarta, from Sanskrit जयकर्ता (jayakartā, “that which causes victory”).
proper noun Djakarta
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A province and capital city of Indonesia.
And in fact, forgetting the past was easy to do in Indonesia. Jakarta was still a sleepy backwater in those days, with few buildings over four or five stories high, cycle rickshaws outnumbering cars, the city center and wealthier sections of town—with their colonial elegance and lush, well-tended la
Similar: Batavia
- The Indonesian government. In an effort to make sure the referendum would not take place or that the Timorese would at least approve the outcome desired by Jakarta, the Indonesians launched yet another campaign of terror and killings, the violence dramatically increasing in the months before the UN agreement and culminating i
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: djakarta, indonesia, indonesian, beijing, tokyo, peking, dki jakarta, jakarta raya, batavia, jayakarta, betawi, j-town, bandung, west java, east java, central java
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name capital of Indonesia
| Español | Yakarta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자카르타 Jakareuta |
| 日本語 | ジャカルタ Jakaruta |
| 中文 | 雅加達 /雅加达 Yǎjiādá, 椰城 Yēchéng, Yéchéng |
| हिन्दी | जकार्ता jakārtā |
| Português | Jacarta |
| Français | Jakarta, Djakarta |
| Deutsch | Jakarta |
| Italiano | Giacarta |
| Ελληνικά | Τζακάρτα Tzakárta, Βαταβία Vatavía |
| Română | Jakarta |
| Русский | Джака́рта Džakárta |
| Tiếng Việt | Gia-các-ta, Giang Lưu Ba |
| العربية | جَاكَرْتَا jakartā |
| עברית | גָ׳קַרְטָה jakarta |
Talk about this word "Jakarta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/jakarta. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Jakarta. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/jakarta "Jakarta." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/jakarta.Cite this
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title = {Jakarta},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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