Java

Examples

• All

• The discovery helps fill the gap between Zhoukoudian, in northern China, and Java, more than 3,000 miles to the south.

  Academic text (1991)

• I live in the center of the largest tea district in Java.

  Wild Orchids (1929)

• You are in old Java now, boss.

  The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

• And the women of Java do they grow wild, too?

  Wild Orchids (1929)

• Then there is nothing to keep us in Java any longer, is there?

  Wild Orchids (1929)

• Recall that Java is a large island lying just south of the equator.

  Academic text (1991)

• Java, Indonesia ...the fourth largest nation in the world... ... and the most populous Muslim state on Earth.

  Java Heat (2013)

• For instance, on Java, there is a distinct difference in terms of religiosity between two major Islamic strands:

  Academic text (2013)

• In spite of those claims, the Dutch established settlements at Mauritius, Java, and Malacca.

  Academic text (1993)

• The provinces that are most distinct and homogeneous, Java and Bali, form a compact geographical bloc.

  Academic text (1992)

Compounds

C

cup of java

• Informal

3 6.8

A cup of coffee people drink to wake up

J

Java finch

7.9

A small bird from Indonesia that lives in rice fields and is often kept as a pet

J

Java man

• Specialized

9.9

An early human whose bones were found on the island of Java in Indonesia

J

Java olives

9.9

A large tropical tree with red flowers and seed pods whose seeds people press for oil and sometimes eat

J

Java pepper

8.7

A spice from a tropical shrubby vine that adds a hot, fruity taste to food

J

Java sparrow

6.6

A small bird like a finch with a thick pink beak and black head that lives in rice fields

Surface Forms

Etymology