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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
2: a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee" [syn: coffee, java]
3: a platform-independent object-oriented programming language

Merriam Webster's

noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Java, island of Indonesia Date: 1850 coffee

Merriam Webster's

or Indonesian Djawa geographical name island Indonesia SE of Sumatra; chief city Jakarta area 51,007 square miles (132,618 square kilometers), population 107,581,306

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Java Ja"va, n. 1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to the Netherlands. 2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java. Java cat (Zo["o]l.), the musang. Java sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a species of finch (Padda oryzivora), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a cage bird; -- called also ricebird, and paddy bird. In the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also kept as a cage bird.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Java is a computer programming language. It is used especially in creating websites. (TRADEMARK)