Batavia ADEK West-Java

December 31, 2010

As of 1945

Translation Guide

Aula of gymnastiekzaal = auditorium or gymnasium

Badhokken = bathstalls

Billik-barak voor Irakezen = barracks for Iraqis (made of plaited bamboo)

Dieetkamer = special needs food pantry   

Dodenkamer = mortuary

Douches = showers    

Entree = entrance

Goedang = storage room

Groenten-schoonmaak = vegetable cleaning area

Han = unit

Joden = Jewish people

Kamp-leidsters = Dutch camp leaders

Kantoor Japanners = Japanese camp office

Keuken = kitchen

Loodsen = sheds

Mangaboom = mango tree

Moestuin "Garden of Allah" = "Garden of Allah" vegetable garden

Naaikamer = sewing room

Pastoor = priest

Pisangbomen = banana trees

Schuttersputten = foxholes

Slaapzalen = dormitories/living areas

Tengko of appèlveld, later dropping ... = tengko or roll call field, later used for food-drops

Toiletten = toilets

Toko = shop

Varkenshok = pigsty

Ziekenhuis = infirmary

Source: Atlas Japanse Kampen, Volume 1, 2000, pg 97 (H.A.M.Liesker)

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