Definition of Javan in English:
Javan
adjective ˈdʒɑːvənˈdʒɑv(ə)n
Relating to or characteristic of Java, a large island in the Malay Archipelago.
Example sentencesExamples
- Only a few hundred Sumatran rhinos and 70 Javan rhinos remain.
- The Bali tiger died out in the 1940s, the Caspian tiger in the 1970s and the Javan tiger in the 1980s.
- Camera traps placed in the Javan rainforest have captured striking images of beautiful and endangered Javan leopards.
- The temple is thought to be an entrance to an important complex of buildings long since lost to the corrosive effects of the steamy Javan environment.
- The nine official tiger subspecies are: Bengal, South China, Siberian, Sumatran, Malayan, Indochinese, Caspian, Bali and Javan.
noun ˈdʒɑːvənˈdʒɑv(ə)n
A native or inhabitant of Java, a large island in the Malay Archipelago.
the great skill of the Javans in agriculture
Example sentencesExamples
- Nobody mines sulphur any more (though some Javans do still pick it from an active volcano).
- The government program offers Javans five-hectare plots to relocate and grow palm oil.
- Though "feudal", the Javans still retained old patriarchal virtues and simplicity.
- The commercial monopoly of the Dutch was highly advantageous to the character of the Javans.
Definition of Javan in US English:
Javan
adjectiveˈdʒɑv(ə)nˈjäv(ə)n
Relating to or characteristic of Java, a large island in the Malay Archipelago.
Example sentencesExamples
- Camera traps placed in the Javan rainforest have captured striking images of beautiful and endangered Javan leopards.
- The nine official tiger subspecies are: Bengal, South China, Siberian, Sumatran, Malayan, Indochinese, Caspian, Bali and Javan.
- Only a few hundred Sumatran rhinos and 70 Javan rhinos remain.
- The Bali tiger died out in the 1940s, the Caspian tiger in the 1970s and the Javan tiger in the 1980s.
- The temple is thought to be an entrance to an important complex of buildings long since lost to the corrosive effects of the steamy Javan environment.
nounˈdʒɑv(ə)nˈjäv(ə)n
A native or inhabitant of Java, a large island in the Malay Archipelago.
the great skill of the Javans in agriculture
Example sentencesExamples
- Though "feudal", the Javans still retained old patriarchal virtues and simplicity.
- The commercial monopoly of the Dutch was highly advantageous to the character of the Javans.
- Nobody mines sulphur any more (though some Javans do still pick it from an active volcano).
- The government program offers Javans five-hectare plots to relocate and grow palm oil.