[ jah-vuh or, especially for 2, jav-uh ]
/ �?dʒɑ və or, especially for 2, �?dʒæv ə /
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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.
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Origin of Java
1550–60; of obscure origin; possibly from Sanskrit y�?vadvīpa, y�?vaka dvīpa “barley island” (the island was well known for the barley plant)
Words nearby Java
jaunting car, jaunty, jaup, Jaurès, Jav., Java, Java black rot, Java man, Javan, Javanese, Javari
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How to use Java in a sentence
He has a passion for digital preservation, having previously worked on projects like conserving old-school mobile games that ran on Java.
The Court ruled that Google did not violate copyright law when it included parts of Oracle’s Java programming code in its Android operating system—ending a decade-long multibillion dollar legal battle.
Google created the Android operating system in 2007, writing millions of lines of new code–but including just over 11,000 lines that were also part of Oracle’s Java platform.
Additionally, Google released an official port to the more popular Java language.
The Java parser in particular should be relatively easy to adopt if your application is already written in Java.
The wreckage lies no more than around 100 feet down in the Java Sea.
Search teams find dozens of people and jet debris floating in the Java Sea, as the airline confirms the wreckage is from QZ8501.
Or they might stop patronizing Starbucks and start patronizing a hipster java upstart like Stumptown.
The unforgivable java sin of a Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks.
AA, pronounced “ah-aah,” is cindery lava, the word's from Hawaii but you may find some in Java.
He did not wait till the ships were side by side, but began firing when the Java was half a mile away.
The Constitution was sound and whole; the Java had only her mainmast left and was full of yawning rents.
She has not been blind to the fact that her neighbor, England, has been jealous of some of her colonies, especially of Java.
"One of my Java boys tells me the report is current in Bulungan that we are to be attacked to-morrow," he announced.
On the 26th, saw the island of Java; and on the 30th, anchored at Samarang.
British Dictionary definitions for Java (1 of 2)
Java1
/ (�?dʒɑ�?və) /
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
/ (�?dʒɑ�?və) /
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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Cultural definitions for Java
notes for Java
Java is one of the world's most densely populated regions.
notes for Java
It was under Dutch rule from 1619 to 1949.
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