Batak

[ buh-tahk, bah- ]

/ bəˈtɑk, bɑ- /

a member of a group of people chiefly inhabiting north-central Sumatra.

a member of a group of mountain-dwelling people of northeastern Palawan in the Philippines.

either of the Austronesian languages spoken by the Batak peoples.

Example sentences from the Web for batak

Meanwhile the horrors at Batak had also aroused the indignation of Russia and the fears of Austria.

The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay |Lord Eversley
The most fearful tragedy, however, was at Batak, where over 1000 people took refuge in the church and churchyard.

The Grand Old Man |Richard B. Cook
For at this time tidings of the massacres at Batak and elsewhere began to be fully known.

The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) |John Holland Rose
It presently developed that Batak was not an isolated example.

The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) |Various

The writer found almost identical beliefs and practices among the Batak and Tagbanua of Palawan.

The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao |Fay-Cooper Cole