Java Definition

jävə, jăvə
noun
Any of a breed of domestic chicken developed in the U.S. from Asian stock, having black or mottled black plumage.
Webster's New World
Coffee.
Webster's New World
A kind of coffee grown on Java and nearby islands.
Webster's New World
(US, colloquial) Coffee in general.
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A dance popular in France in the early 20th century.

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An island of Indonesia in the Malay Archipelago.

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(computing) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.

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(computing, proscribed) JavaScript, when no distinction is made between it and Java.

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Other Word Forms of Java

Noun

Singular:
java
Plural:
javas

Origin of Java

  • From Java, an island on and near which a particular blend of coffee is made. The US use of the term to refer to any coffee originated in San Francisco, an early center of the US coffee trade.

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  • Possibly from Sanskrit यव-द्वीप (yava-dvīpa, “island of barley”). Used in reference to coffee grown on Java and nearby islands since at least 1850.

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  • After Java

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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