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Meaning of Betawi | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century.
  2. The native language of the Betawi people.

Equivalents

Français batavien betawi betawi
Nederlands Bataviaan Bataviaans Bataviaas Bataviaas-Maleis Batavianen Betawi
Русский бата́вец бата́вка бата́вский бата́вцы

Examples

“While he is now revered as a local and national hero of the Betawi, according to older legends he was in fact a Sundanese who came to Batavia from Cirebon.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

betaxanthin betaxolol betazole betch betcha Betcher

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