/ Dictionary / Index B Batavia: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ba•ta•vi•a Pronunciation: (bu-tā'vē-u), [key] — n. a city in NW New York. 16,703. a town in NE Illinois. 12,574. former name of Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Batan Islands bat boy Related Content Daily Word Quiz: sinister Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language