Java
the main island of Indonesia. 51,032 sq. mi. (132,173 sq. km).
(usually lowercase)Slang. coffee: a cup of java.
Digital Technology. a brand name for a high-level, object-oriented programming language used primarily to build web-based applications.
Origin of Java
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How to use Java in a sentence
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 | THE DAILY BEASTSearch 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.
Buying a Gift Card Is Really Making a Free Loan to Big Business | Daniel Gross | December 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe unforgivable Java sin of a Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks.
Black Friday Comes Early as U.S. Retailers Panic Over Holiday Sales | Daniel Gross | November 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAA, 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 DAILY BEAST
He did not wait till the ships were side by side, but began firing when the Java was half a mile away.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousThe Constitution was sound and whole; the Java had only her mainmast left and was full of yawning rents.
Stories of Our Naval Heroes | VariousShe has not been blind to the fact that her neighbor, England, has been jealous of some of her colonies, especially of Java.
Ways of War and Peace | Delia Austrian"One of my Java boys tells me the report is current in Bulungan that we are to be attacked to-morrow," he announced.
The Argus Pheasant | John Charles BeechamOn the 26th, saw the island of Java; and on the 30th, anchored at Samarang.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora | Edward Edwards
British Dictionary definitions for Java (1 of 2)
/ (ˈdʒɑːvə) /
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)
/ (ˈdʒɑːvə) /
trademark a programming language especially applicable to the Internet
Origin of Java
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Cultural definitions for Java
[ (jah-vuh) ]
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