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  • proper noun Alternative spelling of Jakarta.

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

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Examples

  • There was a grave dispute over the status of Aceh between the central government authorities in Djakarta on the one hand and the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) on the other.

    The Nobel Peace Prize 2008 - Presentation Speech 2008

  • Since then there have been repetitions with suitable variations for local requirements in Djakarta, Rio de Janeiro and in Cairo.

    Invisible Success Story 1975

  • He was a good baby who rarely cried and who followed his parents to cities in developing countries Mogadishu in Somalia, Djakarta in Indonesia and Cairo in Egypt.

    Virginia Tech survivor Colin Goddard lobbies for gun control 2011

  • He was a good baby who rarely cried and who followed his parents to cities in developing countries Mogadishu in Somalia, Djakarta in Indonesia and Cairo in Egypt.

    Virginia Tech survivor Colin Goddard lobbies for gun control 2011

  • I mean, my first memory was my mother coming to me and saying, "I've remarried this man from Indonesia, and we're moving to Djakarta on the other side of the world."

    CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2009 2009

  • MOLAVI: You know, Ahmadinejad's anti-Americanism and his Holocaust denial statements resonate far more in Cairo and Djakarta than they do in Tehran.

    CNN Transcript Jun 14, 2009 2009

  • Her new husband was Lolo, an Indonesian oil company manager, and the new family moved to Djakarta, where Obama's sister Maya was born.

    Obama "Suspicious" Of Hype Around Possible Presidential Run 2009

  • But Governor Schwarzenegger didn't grow up on the streets of Djakarta nor was he mentored in the back alleys of Chicago politics, so what might be uttered through an intermediary as an intent, meant mainly to gain political goodwill, could sound to his ears like a promise.

    Paige Donner: Show Me The Green 2009

  • In 1967 Obama and his mother accompanied the Indonesian known here only as “Lulu” back to Djakarta.

    Different Biography 2007

  • I saw those Djakarta markets for what they were: fragile, precious things.

    Maxine Hong Kingston: Obama on O'ahu 2008

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