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Batavian, a. and n.|bəˈteɪvɪən|
[f. L. Batavia, f. Batavi an ancient people who dwelt on the island Betawe, between the Rhine and the Waal, in part of what is now Holland. See -an.]
A. adj.
a. Of or pertaining to the ancient Batavi: see above.
b. Pertaining to Holland or to the Dutch.
1796Morse Amer. Geog. II. 339 First year of Batavian liberty. 1859Macaulay Hist. Eng. V. 141 The peculiarity of the Batavian polity threw some difficulties in his way. 1876Bancroft Hist. U.S. I. iv. 100 He had fought for the independence of the Batavian republic.
B. n. pl.
a. The ancient Batavi: see above.
b. The Dutch or Netherlanders (rare).
1598Greenwey Tacitus' Ann. iv. (1622) 266 The Batavians..inhabit an Ilande of the River of Rhene. 1876Bancroft Hist. U.S. II. xxii. 24 There would be no war but on water, the home of the Batavians. |