Javanese

American  

[jav-uh-neez, -nees, jah-vuh-] / ˌdʒæv əˈniz, -ˈnis, ˌdʒɑ və- /

adjective

1. of or relating to the island of Java, its people, or their language.

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noun

plural

Javanese

1. a member of the native Malayan people of Java, especially of that branch of it in the central part of the island.

2. the Austronesian language of central Java.

Javanese British  

/ ˌdʒɑːvəˈniːz /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Java, its people, or the Javanese language

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Java

2. a Malayo-Polynesian language of Central and Eastern Java

Etymology

Origin of Javanese

1695–1705; Javan ( Jav(a) + -an ) + -ese

Example Sentences

At Zellerbach, Gubaidulina’s quartet was given as part of a wildly mixed program highlighted by the world premiere of Javanese composer Peni Candra Rini’s “Segara Gunung,” which featured her as arresting vocalist.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2024

In particular, they studied the 'bonang', an instrument from the Javanese gamelan built from a collection of small gongs.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024

On Wednesday, he is to travel to Yogyakarta, a city also on the island of Java that is the center of Javanese culture and the seat of royal dynasties going back centuries.

From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2023

Wearing a grey shirt and a Javanese traditional headgear, Patek received a warm welcome from his old friends, some of whom were former convicts who joined the deradicalization program headed by Fauzi.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2022

Claude Debussy was so intrigued by the Javanese dancers and musicians at the 1899 World’s Fair in Paris that he developed techniques for evoking the exotic sounds of the gamelan on a Western piano.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall