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Webster 1913 Edition

Batavian

Ba-ta′vi-an

,
Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe.
2.
Of or pertaining to Batavia or Holland;
as, a
Batavian
legion
.
Batavian Republic
,
the name given to Holland by the French after its conquest in 1795.

Ba-ta′vi-an

,
Noun.
A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland.
[R.]
Bancroft.

Webster 1828 Edition

Batavian

BATA'VIAN

,
Adj.
[from Batavi, the people who inhabited the isle.]
Pertaining to the isle of Betaw in Holland, between the Rhine and the Waal. But more generally, the word denotes what appertains to Holland in general.

BATA'VIAN

,
Noun.
A native of Betaw, or of the Low Countries.

Definition 2024

Batavian

Batavian

English

Adjective

Batavian ‎(comparative more Batavian, superlative most Batavian)

  1. (obsolete) From Batavia; Jakartan.
  2. From the ancient Germanic tribe of the Batavi, living in the region of Batavia around Nijmegen.

Noun

Batavian ‎(plural Batavians)

  1. (obsolete) Someone from Batavia; Jakartan.
  2. Someone from the tribe of the Batavi.

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