Batavian

Batavian adjective: from Batavia; Jakartan.

Adjective

Batavian (comparative more Batavian, superlative most Batavian)

(obsolete) From Batavia; Jakartan.
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, C.D. Grijns, Jakarta Malay, volume 2, page 6
From the ancient Germanic tribe of the Batavi, living in the region of Batavia around Nijmegen.
1. (archaic, poetic) Of or relating to the Netherlands; Dutch.
  - The Batavian Republic was proclaimed 19 January 1795.

Batavian (plural Batavians)

(obsolete) Someone from Batavia; Jakartan.
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, Lance Castle, “The Ethnic Profile of Djakarta”, in Indonesia, page 156
Someone from the tribe of the Batavi.
1. (archaic, broadly, formal, historical, poetic) A Dutch person; a Dutchman or Dutchwoman.

தற்கால ஆலந்தில் வாழ்பவர்

From Batavia + -an.

What does Batavian mean?: Batavian means from Batavia; Jakartan.
What is Batavian in Tamil?: Batavian in Tamil is தற்கால ஆலந்தில் வாழ்பவர். See Batavian meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Batavian?: Batavian can be an adjective or a noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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