Javan C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈdʒɑːvən/ UK /ˈdʒɑːvən/ See IPA manual Freq #132485 Meanings 1 noun a native or inhabitant of the Indonesian island of Java; Javanese is now more usual for the principal ethnic group The nineteenth-century survey compared the average heights of Javans and Australians. 2 adj relating to Java or its inhabitants; now usually Javanese The reserve protects several endangered Javan species. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a native or inhabitant of... Javanese 2 adj · relating to java or its... Javanese Word family Forms Javans Related forms JavaIndonesiaJavanese peopleJavanese language Etymology Formed from Java, the Indonesian island, + English -an. This geographic and ethnographic word is unrelated to the biblical name Javan, despite the identical spelling. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # Javan **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒɑːvən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdʒɑːvən/ **Frequency rank:** 132485 ## Meanings 1. a native or inhabitant of the Indonesian island of Java; Javanese is now more usual for the principal ethnic group 2. relating to Java or its inhabitants; now usually Javanese ## Examples - The nineteenth-century survey compared the average heights of Javans and Australians. - The reserve protects several endangered Javan species. ## Synonyms - Javanese ## Related Forms - Java - Indonesia - Javanese people - Javanese language ## Etymology Formed from Java, the Indonesian island, + English -an. This geographic and ethnographic word is unrelated to the biblical name Javan, despite the identical spelling. ## Topics - People & Society markdown