Javan

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/ˈd͡ʒɑːvən//ˈd͡ʒeɪvən/

adjective

Pertaining to, or from, the island of Java

Similar
Javanese
OriginEnglish Java ← Javanese Jawa ← Old Javanese Jawa →
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Meanings

Javan1

adjectiveJavan (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePertaining to, or from, the island of Java
  2. not comparableBelonging to, or descended from, its Javanese main people and its culture
nounJavan (plural Javans)

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

Javan2

proper noun
  1. biblicalThe fourth son of Japheth

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
Javanese

nouna native or inhabitant of Java

Similar
Javanese
Broader
Indonesian
Also see
javanese

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Javan · adjective, noun

  1. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  4. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  5. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  6. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  7. Old Javanesejawa
  8. Old JavaneseJawa
  9. JavaneseJawa
  10. EnglishJava
  11. EnglishJavan

From Java + -an.

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Javan · proper noun

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

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Translations

Czech javánský, jávský
  • javánskýpertaining to the island of Java
  • jávskýpertaining to the island of Java
  • Javánecinhabitant of the island Java
Dutch Javaans, Javaan
  • Javaanspertaining to the island of Java
  • Javaaninhabitant of the island Java
  • Javanbiblical character
French Javanais, Javanais
  • Javanaispertaining to the island of Java
  • Javanaisinhabitant of the island Java
German Javanisch, Javanisch
  • Javanischpertaining to the island of Java
  • Javanischinhabitant of the island Java
Hindi जावी, जावी
  • जावी (jāvī)pertaining to the island of Java
  • जावी (jāvī)inhabitant of the island Java
  • यावान (yāvān)biblical character
Irish Iávach, Iávach
  • Iávachpertaining to the island of Java
  • Iávachinhabitant of the island Java
Latin javanicus, javanēnsis
  • javanicuspertaining to the island of Java
  • javanēnsispertaining to the island of Java
  • Iavanbiblical character
Russian ява́нский, ява́нец
  • ява́нский (javánskij)pertaining to the island of Java
  • ява́нец (javánec)inhabitant of the island Java
  • ява́нка (javánka)inhabitant of the island Java
Vietnamese Gia-van
  • Gia-vanbiblical character

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Javan

havenAvonravenmavencravenshavenunshavenriboflavingravenStrathavenpaven
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Cite this entry
APA

Javan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Javan

MLA

“Javan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Javan. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Javan,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Javan.

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