java
IPA: dʒˈɑvʌ
Root Word: Java
noun
- An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia.
- (computer languages) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.
- (computer languages, proscribed) JavaScript, when no distinction is made between it and Java.
- A chicken of the Java breed which was developed in the United States.
- A blend of coffee imported from the island of Java.
- (US, colloquial) Coffee in general.
- A dance popular in France in the early 20th century.