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Java
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Ja·va 1  (jäv, jv)
An island of Indonesia separated from Borneo by the Java Sea, an arm of the western Pacific Ocean. Center of an early Hindu Javanese civilization, Java was converted to Islam before the arrival of the Europeans (mainly the Dutch) in the late 16th century.

Ja·va 2  (jäv, jv)
A trademark used for a programming language designed to develop applications, especially ones for the Internet, that can operate on different platforms.

ja·va  (jäv, jv)
n. Informal
Brewed coffee.

[After Java1.]

Java
Noun
Trademark a computer programming language that is widely used on the internet [after Java coffee from the Indonesian island, allegedly drunk by its creators]
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Noun1.Java - an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
Dutch East Indies, Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia - a republic in southeastern Asia on an archipelago including more than 13,000 islands; achieved independence from the Netherlands in 1945; the principal oil producer in the Far East and Pacific regions
capital of Indonesia, Djakarta, Jakarta - capital and largest city of Indonesia; located on the island of Java; founded by the Dutch in 17th century
Bandung - a city in Indonesia; located on western Java (southeast of Jakarta); a resort known for its climate
Samarang, Semarang - a port city is southern Indonesia; located in northern Java
Javan, Javanese - a native or inhabitant of Java
2.Javajava - a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee"
coffee substitute - a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it
beverage, drinkable, potable, drink - any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
Irish coffee - sweetened coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream
cafe au lait - equal parts of coffee and hot milk
cafe noir, demitasse - small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream
decaf, decaffeinated coffee - coffee with the caffeine removed
drip coffee - coffee made by passing boiling water through a perforated container packed with finely ground coffee
espresso - strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans
cappuccino, cappuccino coffee, coffee cappuccino - equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream
ice coffee, iced coffee - a strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream
instant coffee - dehydrated coffee that can be made into a drink by adding hot water; "the advantages of instant coffee are speed of preparation and long shelf life"
mocha coffee, mocha - a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia
Turkish coffee - a drink made from pulverized coffee beans; usually sweetened
coffee bean, coffee berry, coffee - a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
cafe royale, coffee royal - black coffee with Cognac and lemon peel and sugar
caffein, caffeine - a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects
3.Java - a platform-independent object-oriented programming language
object-oriented programing language, object-oriented programming language - (computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structure; "C++ is an object-oriented programming language that is an extension of C"
Translations
Java [ˈdʒɑːvə] nJava
Java [ˈdʒɑːvə] nJava f
Java [ˈdʒɑːvə] nJava nt
Java [ˈdʒɑːvə] nGiava


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This elegantly edited book contains a selection of well-translated Dutch essays on the Javanese royal compound (kraton) that appeared mostly in the 1930s in the journal Djawa, published by the Java institute in Yogyakarta.
 
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