I. |javə|nēz, |jäv-, |jȧv-, -ēs adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Java + -nese (as in Japanese )
1.
a. : of, relating to, or characteristic of Java
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Javanese
2. : of, relating to, or characteristic of the Javanese language
II. noun
( plural javanese )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : an Indonesian people inhabiting mainly the island of Java
b. : a member of such people
2. : an Austronesian language of the Javanese people — compare madurese , sundanese