/ Dictionary / Index B Batista: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Ba•tis•ta Pronunciation: (bu-tē'stu Sp. bä-tēs'tä), [key] (Fulgencio Batista y Zaldívar),1901–73, Cuban military leader: dictator of Cuba 1934–40; president 1940–44, 1952–59. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. Batinism batiste Related Content Daily Word Quiz: placid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language