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Javanese

noun Ja·va·nese \ ˌja-və-ˈnēz , ˌjä- , -ˈnēs \

Definition of Javanese

plural Javanese
1 : a member of an Indonesian people inhabiting the island of Java
2 : an Austronesian language of the Javanese people
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Javanese

adjective

Origin and Etymology of javanese

Java + -nese (as in Japanese)

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