JAVAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Javan mean? 

• JAVAN (noun)
  The noun JAVAN has 1 sense:

1. a native or inhabitant of Java

  Familiarity information: JAVAN used as a noun is very rare.

• JAVAN (adjective)
  The adjective JAVAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language

  Familiarity information: JAVAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JAVAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Java

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Javan; Javanese

Hypernyms ("Javan" is a kind of...):

Indonesian (a native or inhabitant of Indonesia)

Holonyms ("Javan" is a member of...):

Java (an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions)

Derivation:

Javan (of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language)

• JAVAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

Javan; Javanese

Context example:

Javanese dialects

Pertainym:

Java (an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions)

Derivation:

Java (an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions)

Javan (a native or inhabitant of Java)