/jav'euh neez", -nees", jah'veuh-/ , adj., n., pl. Javanese .
adj.
1. of or pertaining to the island of Java, its people, or their language.
n.
2. a member of the native Malayan people of Java, esp. of that branch of it in the central part of the island.
3. the Austronesian language of central Java.
[ 1695-1705; Javan (JAV(A) + -AN) + -ESE ]