java

Other forms of java

plural

javas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about java

What does java mean?

java means "an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in java?

java has 2 syllables: ja-va. The stress falls on "ja". In IPA it is /ˈdʒɑvə/.

What is another word for java?

Close synonyms include coffee. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is java a common word?

java is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.