Javan

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English

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Etymology 1

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From Java +‎ -an.

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Adjective

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Javan (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to, or from, the island of Java
  2. Belonging to, or descended from, its Javanese main people and its culture
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Noun

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Javan (plural Javans)

  1. An inhabitant of the Indonesian island Java
  2. A member or descendant of Java's main, Javanese ethno-linguistic group, by far the largest in Indonesia
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Etymology 2

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From Hebrew יוון / יָוָן (yaván), identified with Greece.

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Javan

  1. (biblical) the fourth son of Japheth
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