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Jav⋅a⋅nese

  [jav-uh-neez, -nees, jah-vuh-] adjective, noun, plural -nese.
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the island of Java, its people, or their language.
–noun
2. a member of the native Malayan people of Java, esp. of that branch of it in the central part of the island.
3. the Austronesian language of central Java.
Origin:
1695–1705; Javan ( Jav(a) + -an ) + -ese
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Jav·a·nese   (jāv'ə-nēz', -nēs', jä'və-)   
adj.  Of or relating to Java or its people, language, or culture.
n.   pl. Javanese

  1. A native or inhabitant of Java, especially a member of the Javanese-speaking majority population.

  2. The Austronesian language of the principal ethnic group of Java.


[Java1 + -nese (as in Japanese).]
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