Etymology

Betawi

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Today it means: A member of an Indonesian ethnic group consisting of the descendants of the people living around Batavia (Jakarta) from around the 17th century. Full definition →

Indonesian Betawi
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  1. Indonesian · borrowed fromBetawi
  2. English todayBetawi

Borrowed from Indonesian Betawi. Doublet of Batavia and Passau.

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