BATAVIAN

a. n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
a.

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

2.
n.

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


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