BATA'VIAN, adjective [from Batavi, the people who inhabited the isle.] Pertaining to the isle of Betaw in Holland, between the Rhine and the Waal. But more generally, the word denotes what appertains to Holland in general. BATA'VIAN, noun A native of Betaw, or of the Low Countries.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI