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Batavian

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Ba`ta´vi`an
a.1.Of or pertaining to the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe.
2.Of or pertaining to Batavia or Holland; as, a Batavian legion.
Batavian Republic
the name given to Holland by the French after its conquest in 1795.
n.1.A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland.
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In the first place, the black tulip had been produced; secondly, the Prince William of Orange, as a true Hollander, had promised to be present at the ceremony of its inauguration; and, thirdly, it was a point of honour with the States to show to the French, at the conclusion of such a disastrous war as that of 1672, that the flooring of the Batavian Republic was solid enough for its people to dance on it, with the accompaniment of the cannon of their fleets.
The Black Tulip by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Under the mild protection of the Batavian Government, they enjoyed already that freedom of religious worship, for which they had resigned so many comforts and enjoyments at home; but their hearts panted for a restoration to the bosom of their country.
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