Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the ancient Batavia, or by extension to the Netherlands or their inhabitants, the Dutch.
- Pertaining to Batavia, the chief city of the island of Java, and the capital of the Dutch possessions in the East.
- noun A native of the Netherlands; a Dutchman.
- noun A native of Batavia in Java.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe.
- adjective Of or pertaining to Batavia or Holland.
- adjective the name given to Holland by the French after its conquest in 1795.
- noun rare A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective obsolete from
Batavia ;Jakartan - adjective from the ancient Germanic tribe of the Batavi, living in the region of
Batavia aroundNijmegen - noun obsolete Someone from
Batavia ;Jakartan - noun Someone from the tribe of the Batavi
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Examples
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"The Batavian is a skillful fighter, Marcellus," said one young officer to a companion among the group which has been alluded to.
The Martyr of the Catacombs A Tale of Ancient Rome Anonymous
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The different sorts are divided into two classes, -- the "Batavian" and the "Curled-leaved."
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The show is called The Edge Of The Earth Isn't Far From Here and deals with an invasion of the Cape Colony (rather a retaking) by Batavian (Dutch) forces in 1792.
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Time Traveling with Artist Frohawk Two Feathers Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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The Batavian, up in Genesee County, New York, has managed to provide online-only local news since 2008.
Alexander Howard: As Newsprint Fades, Can Websites Sustainably Fill the Information Needs of Citizens? Alexander Howard 2011
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The show is called The Edge Of The Earth Isn't Far From Here and deals with an invasion of the Cape Colony (rather a retaking) by Batavian (Dutch) forces in 1792.
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Time Traveling with Artist Frohawk Two Feathers Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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So after a lengthy guerrilla war the Batavian army Batavia is the Roman name for the area that is now called the Netherlands succeed in ending a 40 year long occupation of their country and set out to retake their former colonial holdings.
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Time Traveling with Artist Frohawk Two Feathers Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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The Batavian, up in Genesee County, New York, has managed to provide online-only local news since 2008.
Alexander Howard: As Newsprint Fades, Can Websites Sustainably Fill the Information Needs of Citizens? Alexander Howard 2011
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The Batavian, up in Genesee County, New York, has managed to provide online-only local news since 2008.
Alexander Howard: As Newsprint Fades, Can Websites Sustainably Fill the Information Needs of Citizens? Alexander Howard 2011
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The Batavian, up in Genesee County, New York, has managed to provide online-only local news since 2008.
Alexander Howard: As Newsprint Fades, Can Websites Sustainably Fill the Information Needs of Citizens? Alexander Howard 2011
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So after a lengthy guerrilla war the Batavian army Batavia is the Roman name for the area that is now called the Netherlands succeed in ending a 40 year long occupation of their country and set out to retake their former colonial holdings.
Yasmine Mohseni: Beyond the White Cube: Time Traveling with Artist Frohawk Two Feathers Yasmine Mohseni 2011
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