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Added 9 October 2026

java

/ˈd͡ʒɑː.və/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about java at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions.
A beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans.
he ordered a cup of coffee
A platform-independent object-oriented programming language.

Origin

From Java, an island on and near which a particular blend of coffee is made. The US use of the term to refer to any coffee originated in San Francisco, an early center of the US coffee trade.

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