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Javanese

 
Dictionary: Jav·a·nese   (jăv'ə-nēz', -nēs', jä'və-) pronunciation

adj.
Of or relating to Java or its people, language, or culture.

n., pl., Javanese.
  1. A native or inhabitant of Java, especially a member of the Javanese-speaking majority population.
  2. The Austronesian language of the principal ethnic group of Java.

[JAVA1 + -nese (as in JAPANESE).]


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Any member of the largest ethnic group on the island of Java, Indonesia. They speak an Austronesian language. The Javanese are Muslim, though relatively few are strictly observant. Traditional Javanese social organization varied in structure from relatively egalitarian villages to the highly stratified society of the cities; these differences find expression in the many Javanese styles of speech still in use. Javanese villages are compact groups of single-family houses, generally built of bamboo, surrounding a central square. Rice is the main food crop. The growth of large cities in Java has produced an urban underclass who live in makeshift huts in enclosed neighbourhoods.

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Veterinary Dictionary: Javanese
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A breed of cat similar to the Siamese, except with a long fur lying close to the body, and a wider variety of colored points. The tail is long and thin with hair that spreads out like a plume.

WordNet: Javanese
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a native or inhabitant of Java
  Synonym: Javan

Meaning #2: the Indonesian language spoken on Java


The adjective Javanese has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants
  Synonym: Javan
  Pertains to noun: Java (meaning #1)


Translations: Javanese
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - javaner, javaneser
adj. - javansk, javanesisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
Javaan(s)

Français (French)
n. - Javanais
adj. - javanais

Deutsch (German)
n. - Javanese
adj. - javanesisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κάτοικος της Ιάβας
adj. - της Ιάβας

Italiano (Italian)
giavanese

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - javanês (m)

Русский (Russian)
яванец, яванский язык

Español (Spanish)
n. - javanés, natural de Java, (idioma) javanés
adj. - javanés, de Java

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - javanes
adj. - javanesisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
爪哇人, 爪哇语, 爪哇的, 爪哇语的, 爪哇人的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 爪哇人, 爪哇語
adj. - 爪哇的, 爪哇語的, 爪哇人的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 자바인, 자바어
adj. - 자바섬의, 자바인의, 자바어의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ジャワ島人, ジャワ語
adj. - ジャワの, ジャワ語の, ジャワ島の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الشعب الجاوي, اللغه الجاويه (صفه) جاوي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮יאוואנית (שפה), אדם מיאווה‬
adj. - ‮של יאווה (אי באינדונזיה)‬


 
 
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