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Noun: java  jaa-vu
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
    "he ordered a cup of java";
    - coffee, joe [N. Amer, informal]
Noun: Java  jaa-vu
  1. An island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
     
  2. A platform-independent object-oriented programming language

Derived forms: Javas, javas

Type of: beverage, drink, drinkable, island, object-oriented programming language, potable [formal]

Part of: Dutch East Indies [archaic], Indonesia, Republic of Indonesia

Encyclopedia: Java, South Dakota