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Javan

//ˈd͡ʒɑːvən// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to, or from, the island of Java not-comparable
  2. 2
    Belonging to, or descended from, its Javanese main people and its culture not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    the fourth son of Japheth
Noun
  1. 1
    An inhabitant of the Indonesian island Java
  2. 2
    a native or inhabitant of Java wordnet
  3. 3
    A member or descendant of Java's main, Javanese ethno-linguistic group, by far the largest in Indonesia

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Java + -an.

Etymology 2

From Java + -an.

Etymology 3

From Hebrew יוון / יָוָן (yaván), identified with Greece.

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