Associations to the word «Batavian»

Wiktionary

BATAVIAN, adjective. (obsolete) From Batavia; Jakartan.
BATAVIAN, adjective. From the ancient Germanic tribe of the Batavi, living in the region of Batavia around Nijmegen.
BATAVIAN, noun. (obsolete) Someone from Batavia; Jakartan.
BATAVIAN, noun. Someone from the tribe of the Batavi.

Wise words

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Aldous Huxley