Java
pronunciation
How to pronounce Java in British English:
UK ['dʒɑ:və]
How to pronounce Java in American English:
US [ˈdʒævə, ˈdʒɑvə]
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- Noun:
- a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
Word Origin
- java (n.)
- 1850, originally a kind of coffee grown on Java and nearby islands of modern Indonesia. By early 20c., coffee generally. The island name is shortened from Sanskrit Yavadvipa "Island of Barley," from yava "barley" + dvipa "island."
Example
- 1. Now moored in west java , its passengers are refusing to disembark .
- 2. In central java , meanwhile , a mob burned down christian churches .
- 3. And , unless he is downing the java with reckless abandon , he may actually be improving his health .
- 4. After five days of driving through sumatra , we head over the water to java .
- 5. They brought java deer on to the island in order to sustain their food supply .