Java

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

/ ˈdʒɑ və or especially for 2, ˈdʒæv ə /

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.

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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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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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST

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|DAILY BEAST
The Dutch indeed have drawn from Java much more than they have given.
A Tour of the Missions|Augustus Hopkins Strong
Report on a small collection of parasitic Hymenoptera from Java and Sumatra.
The Biotic Associations of Cockroaches|Louis M. Roth
It is a remarkable fact, that the Java tigers seldom or never attack Europeans.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847|Various
To avoid this shoal it is necessary to keep close to the islands, as the main of Java is shoally.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII.|Robert Kerr
The introduction of the quinquina plant from Peru and its present extension throughout Java, are his chief claims to recognition.
Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II|Karl Ritter von Scherzer

British Dictionary definitions for java (1 of 2)

Java¹

/ (ˈdʒɑːvə) /

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

British Dictionary definitions for java (2 of 2)

Java²

/ (ˈdʒɑːvə) /

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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Java

[ (jah-vuh) ]

Island in Indonesia, south of Borneo.

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

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It was under Dutch rule from 1619 to 1949.

Java

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