Batavian adjective 4noun 4forms 3 adjective4 •From the ancient Germanic tribe of the Batavi, living in the region of Batavia around Nijmegen. •Pertaining to a member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century; Betawi.Si Dul, a Batavian boy, is playing at sedekah with his two friends... — 1991 •(no longer used) From Batavia; Jakartan. •(literary, no longer used) Of or relating to the Netherlands; Dutch.The Batavian Republic was proclaimed 19 January 1795. noun4 •A member of the Betawi, an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.By the end of the nineteenth century the diverse Indonesian ethnic group shown in the second column of Table I had lost their identity to a new sukubangsa, that of the Batavians… — 1967 •Someone from the tribe of the Batavi. •(no longer used) Someone from Batavia; Jakartan. •(formal, no longer used) A Dutch person; a Dutchman or Dutchwoman. formsBatavians · more Batavian · most Batavian
