Ba*ta"vi*an (?), a.
Of or pertaining to (a) the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe; or to (b) atavia or Holland; as, a Batavian legion.
Batavian Republic, the name given to Holland by the French after its conquest in 1795.
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Ba*ta"vi*an, n.
A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland.
[R.]
Bancroft.
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