1. batavian - Noun
2. batavian - Adjective
Of or pertaining to (a) the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe; or to (b) /atavia or Holland; as, a Batavian legion.
A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn the tenth century the old Batavian and later Roman forms have faded away. John Lothrop Motley
After the Batavian Revolution in Amsterdam on 18 January 1795 the stadtholder decided to flee to Britain, and his sons accompanied him. Source: Internet
As such it had an importance that outlasted the Batavian Republic and set up an ideal to emulate for its successor states. Source: Internet
As the Franco-Batavian alliance's embodiment, the Staatsbewind was forced to assent to a Convention bringing the total of French and Batavian forces in the Netherlands to 35,000. Source: Internet
Historiographical note Johan Rudolph Thorbecke According to the British historian Simon Schama the Batavian Republic has been controversially treated by historians. Source: Internet
It is believed that it was from this time that the Romans instituted a Herul auxiliary unit, the Heruli seniores, who were stationed in northern Italy and often associated with the Batavian Batavi seniores. Source: Internet