Batavian
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Of the Dutch republic in the late 1700s and its government or policies
- adjective
:
batavo
- At the Peace of Amiens in 1802, the cape was returned to the Batavian Republic as an appendage of France, only to be occupied again by the British in 1806.
Examples
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During the Batavian period, citizens experienced significant reforms in governance and civil rights.
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The Batavian Republic was an important period in Dutch history, marked by radical political changes.
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The cultural developments of the Batavian Republic fostered a unique identity among its citizens.
Surface Forms
Batavian positive
Morphology
Batavian = Batavia (transparent) = Batavia + an
Standard adjectival formation from the place name; the political-historical sense is still a direct place-based adjectival use.
Etymology
Batavian was the name used for the Batavian Republic, a short Dutch state named after the old Batavi, so Batavian can describe that government and its policies'.
