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# java

noun (Java; java, uncountable)

«java» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (Java) A large island of Indonesia, where the capital Jakarta is. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/java/#m1)
2. (US, slang) Coffee. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/java/#m2)
3. (Java) A computer programming language used to make apps and programs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/java/#m3)
4. A kind of coffee grown on the island of Java. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/java/#m4)

### In the lessons

In geography lessons Java is a crowded volcanic island in Indonesia. In computing, Java is a well-known programming language (different from JavaScript). In American everyday talk, «a cup of java» means coffee. Phrases: a cup of java, Java programming, the island of Java.

### Examples

- Java is one of the most crowded islands in the world. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/java/#x1)
- Jakarta is on the island of Java. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/java/#x2)
- «Grab me a cup of java,» said the detective. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/java/#x3)
- My cousin writes games in Java. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/java/#x4)
- Java has many active volcanoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/java/#x5)
- Java and JavaScript are two different programming languages. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/java/#x6)
- Mum likes strong java in the morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/java/#x7)

### Note

With a capital J for the island and the language; lowercase «java» for coffee (US slang). Trap: Java and JavaScript are not the same language, despite the names. Pronounced JAH-vuh.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «java» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/java/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«java» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/java.html) on Mova free.