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adj
Pertaining to, or from, the island of Java
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Belonging to, or descended from, its Javanese main people and its culture
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
the fourth son of Japheth
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biblical, lifestyle, religion
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noun
An inhabitant of the Indonesian island Java
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A member or descendant of Java's main, Javanese ethno-linguistic group, by far the largest in Indonesia
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: Javanese
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noun
a native or inhabitant of Java
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Javanese
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Indonesian
History
Etymology tree English Java Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English Javan From Java + -an.
From Hebrew יוון / יָוָן (yaván), identified with Greece.
Across languages
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
