Batavian

& 8. [Eng., ., Batavi ( a ); From Lat. Batavus, a. & s. = pertaining to or one of the Batavi, a branch of the Catti, a Germanic nation who, being expelled from their country through a domestic sedition, settled on an island since called Betuwe or Betu, between the Rhine and the Waal. (In Mahratta and other Hindoo tongues bet = island.).] A. As adjective: Pertaining (a) to the ancient Bat avians. [See etym.] (b) To the modern Dutch. (c) To Batavia, in Java, the capital of the Dutch po e ions in the East, or to its inhabitants. B. As substantive: 1. One of the ancient Batavi. [See etym.] 2. A native of Batavia in Java. 3. A Dutchman in general. * băt'-ayle, s. Old spelling of BATTLE, S. * bắt-ayl-ous, a. [BATTAILOUS.]