Java

[jah-vuh or especially for 2, jav-uh]

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noun

the main island of Indonesia. 51,032 sq. mi. (132,173 sq. km).

(usually lowercase) Slang. coffee: a cup of java.

Trademark.

Digital Technology. the proprietary name of a high-level, object-oriented programming language used primarily to build web-based applications.

Origin of Java

1550–60; of obscure origin; possibly from Sanskrit yāvadvīpa, yāvaka dvīpa “barley island” (the island was well known for the barley plant)

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Related Words for java

cappuccino, espresso, caffeine, perk, mud, brew, java, decaf, decoction, mocha, demitasse, ink, joe

Examples from the Web for java

Contemporary Examples of java

The wreckage lies no more than around 100 feet down in the Java Sea.
Flight 8501 Poses Question: Are Modern Jets Too Automated to Fly?
Clive Irving
January 4, 2015
Search teams find dozens of people and jet debris floating in the Java Sea, as the airline confirms the wreckage is from QZ8501.
Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found
Lennox Samuels
December 30, 2014
AA, pronounced “ah-aah,” is cindery lava, the word's from Hawaii but you may find some in Java.
National Scrabble Day: A Poem So You’ll Know All 101 Two-Letter Words
David Bukszpan
April 13, 2013
The volcano, named Tambora and located on the island of Java in what is now Indonesia, exploded on April 5, 1816.
The Year Without Summer and Climate Change Today
Mark Hertsgaard
March 2, 2013
From mochaccino to Mary Jane, from jitter juice to joint, from java to ganja, say bye-bye barista, hello pot-ista.
Criminalize Coffee, Not Cannabis
Robert Rosenthal
December 16, 2010

Historical Examples of java

Of the Asiatic islands Java has the largest and oldest railroad system.
The Railroad Question
William Larrabee
It is the same with the puzes of Java, the girls in the Japanese tea-houses, etc.
The Sexual Question
August Forel
I was steering for Java—another blessed name—like Bankok, you know.
Youth
Joseph Conrad
In August the Java was launched at Baltimore before 20,000 spectators.
Harper's Young People, August 31, 1880
Various
There would be the Java coast within two or three miles, off Angier Point.
The Secret Sharer
Joseph Conrad

British Dictionary definitions for java

Java

noun

an island of Indonesia, south of Borneo, from which it is separated by the Java Sea : politically the most important island of Indonesia; it consists chiefly of active volcanic mountains and is densely forested. It came under Dutch control in 1596 and became part of Indonesia in 1949. It is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Capital: Jakarta. Pop (with Madura): 121 352 608 (2000 est). Area: 132 174 sq km (51 032 sq miles)Former spelling: Djawa

Java

noun

trademark a programming language especially applicable to the Internet

Word Origin for Java

C20: named after Java coffee, said to be consumed in large quantities by the language's creators

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Word Origin and History for java

1850, originally a kind of coffee grown on Java and nearby islands of modern Indonesia. By early 20c., coffee generally. The island name is shortened from Sanskrit Yavadvipa "Island of Barley," from yava "barley" + dvipa "island."

java in Culture

Java

[(jah-vuh)]

Island in Indonesia, south of Borneo.

Note

Java is one of the world's most densely populated regions.

Note

It was under Dutch rule from 1619 to 1949.