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JAVANESE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The Indonesian language spoken on Java

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Javanese" is a kind of...):

Bahasa; Bahasa Indonesia; Indonesian (the dialect of Malay used as the national language of the Republic of Indonesia or of Malaysia)

Derivation:

Javanese (of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A native or inhabitant of Java

Synonyms:

Javan; Javanese

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Javanese" is a kind of...):

Indonesian (a native or inhabitant of Indonesia)

Holonyms ("Javanese" is a member of...):

Java (an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions)

Derivation:

Javanese (of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language

Example:

Javanese dialects

Synonyms:

Javan; Javanese

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Java (an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions)

Derivation:

Javanese (the Indonesian language spoken on Java)

Javanese (a native or inhabitant of Java)

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