variants:
or less commonly Java
Definition of java
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Java
geographical nameDefinition of Java (Entry 2 of 2)
island of Indonesia in the Greater Sunda Islands southeast of Sumatra and south of Borneo between the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean; chief city Jakarta area 51,007 square miles (132,618 square kilometers), population 107,581,306
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The first known use of java was in 1805
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