Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.

  2. (US, colloquial, countable, uncountable)Coffee in general.

  3. A dance popular in France in the early 20th century.

More definitions
  • a platform-independent object-oriented programming language
  • an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
  • a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

Examples

15 sentences
  1. Don't drink too much java.

    Не пийте забагато кави.

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  2. Java is a programming language that runs on several operating systems.

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  3. Kawa is an implementation of Scheme for JVM that allows one to take advantage of all the libraries of Java.

    Kawa — це реалізація мови Scheme для JVM, що дозволяє використовувати усі бібліотеки платформи Java.

    ruKawa — это реализация языка Scheme для JVM, которая позволяет использовать все библиотеки платформы Java.

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  4. The programming language Java is highly versatile.

    ruЯзык программирования Java в высшей степени универсален.

    deDie Programmiersprache Java ist sehr vielseitig.

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  5. My first Java applet was hello world.

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Origin

From Java, an island on and near which a particular blend of coffee is made. The US use of

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.

Borrowed from French java.

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Forms

plural: javas
Singularjava
Pluraljavas

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans:coffee

Word family

2 related words

See also

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