Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: java
IPA transcription: [dʒ'ɑvə]
Pronunciations of java
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Java
    Meaning: an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
  • Synonyms: coffee, java
    Meaning: a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee"
Usage examples
  • On the 26th, saw the island of Java; and on the 30th, anchored at Samarang.
  • Nothing showed that Nelson's line-of-battle ships, frigates, or sloops were, as a rule, better fought than the Macedonian and Java, the Avon and Reindeer.
  • In our passage from this to the Cape, before we left Java, one of the convicts had jumped over board in the night, and swam to the Dutch arsenal at Honroost.
  • After quitting this richly endowed island, Drake landed at Greater Java, where he was very warmly welcomed by the five kings amongst whom the island was partitioned, and by the inhabitants.
  • In Java, when rain is wanted, two men will sometimes thrash each other with supple rods till the blood flows down their backs; the streaming blood represents the rain, and no doubt is supposed to make it fall on the ground.
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