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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
Sense 1
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 to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions)
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