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Javan

Javan

English

Adjective

Javan (not comparable)

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

Javan (plural Javans)

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

From Hebrew יוון \ יָוָן (yaván).

Proper noun

Javan

  1. (biblical) the fourth son of Japheth