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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a native or inhabitant of Java;
[syn: Javanese, Javan]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language;
- Example: "Javanese temples"
- Example: "Javanese dialects"
[syn: Javanese, Javan]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Javan adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language; "Javanese temples"; "Javanese dialects" [syn: Javanese, Javan] n 1: a native or inhabitant of Java [syn: Javanese, Javan]
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary:

Javan (1.) The fourth "son" of Japheth (Gen. 10:2), whose descendants settled in Greece, i.e., Ionia, which bears the name of Javan in Hebrew. Alexander the Great is called the "king of Javan" (rendered "Grecia," Dan. 8:21; 10:20; comp. 11:2; Zech. 9:13). This word was universally used by the nations of the East as the generic name of the Greek race. (2.) A town or district of Arabia Felix, from which the Syrians obtained iron, cassia, and calamus (Ezek. 27:19).
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's):

Javan, deceiver; one who makes sad