BATAVIAN
a.[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.
n.A native of Betaw, or of the Low Countries.
BATAVIAN Ba *ta "vi *an, a.
BATAVIAN Ba *ta "vi *an, n.
Batavian
Ba ta vi an |bəˈtāvēən bəˈteɪviən | historical or archaic ▶adjective of or relating to the ancient Germanic people who inhabited the island of Betuwe between the Rhine and the Waal (now part of the Netherlands ). • of or relating to the people of the Netherlands. • of or relating to Jakarta in Indonesia (formerly the Dutch East Indies ). ▶noun a Batavian person. ORIGIN from Latin Batavia (from Batavi ‘the people of Betuwe ’) + -an .
Ba |ta ¦vian |bəˈteɪvɪən | ▶noun a member of the ancient Germanic people who inhabited the island of Betuwe between the Rhine and the Waal (now part of the Netherlands ). ▶adjective 1 relating to the Batavians. 2 historical or archaic relating to the people of the Netherlands. • relating to Jakarta in Indonesia (formerly the Dutch East Indies ). ORIGIN from Latin Batavia (from Batavi ‘the people of Betuwe ’) + -an .
Batavian lettuce
Ba |ta ¦vian let |tuce ▶noun another term for Batavian endive (see endive ).
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