Javanese

[ jav-uh-neez, -nees, jah-vuh- ]

adjective

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

noun

, plural Jav·a·nese.

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

/ ˌdʒɑːvəˈniːz /

adjective

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

noun

1. -nese a native or inhabitant of Java
2. a Malayo-Polynesian language of Central and Eastern Java

Word History and Origins

Origin of Javanese¹

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

Example Sentences

The Javanese looked anxiously at their white leader, standing like a statue, watching the human tide roll toward him.

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The water of the Bludugs and the lake is used medicinally by the Javanese, and cattle drinking of the water are poisoned.

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For the reasons stated above, the fossil Javanese mammals of Trinil have not been discussed.

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The Javanese are the most numerous and civilized of the three peoples.

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The Madurese is as tall as the Javanese, and as stout as the Sundanese.

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