Javan

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Javan¹

  • /ˈd͡ʒɑːvən/

Rhymes with -ɑːvən

adjective

  1. not comparable Pertaining to, or from, the island of Java
  2. not comparable Belonging to, or descended from, its Javanese main people and its culture

noun Javans

  1. An inhabitant of the Indonesian island Java
  2. A member or descendant of Java's main, Javanese ethno-linguistic group, by far the largest in Indonesia

Javan²

  • /ˈd͡ʒeɪvən/

Rhymes with -eɪvən

Where it comes from

From Hebrew יוון / יָוָן (yaván), identified with Greece.

proper noun

  1. The fourth son of Japheth

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adj pertaining to the island of Java

हिन्दीजावी jāvī
FrançaisJavanais
DeutschJavanisch
Русскийява́нский javánskij

noun inhabitant of the island Java

हिन्दीजावी jāvī
FrançaisJavanais
DeutschJavanisch
Русскийява́нец javánec, ява́нка javánka

name biblical character

हिन्दीयावान yāvān
Tiếng ViệtGia-van

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Chicago

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@misc{javan_2026,
  title = {Javan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/javan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}