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java

noun

Simple meaning

A large island of Indonesia; also an informal word for coffee.

Pronunciation

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jahvuh

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈdʒɑvə

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Definition

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noun

  1. A chicken of the Java breed which was developed in the United States.

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

  3. computer languages

    A platform-independent object-oriented programming language

  4. computer languages

    An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.

  5. UScolloquial

    A beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

  6. uscolloquial

    Coffee in general.

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