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java

[jah-vuh, jav-uh] / ˈdʒɑ və, ˈdʒæv ə /


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Long queues have formed at the resort island's Gilimanuk port, forcing travellers leaving Bali to wait for hours to cross the strait to Java island, according to media reports.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Thousands of Indonesian and Australian troops held joint drills in eastern Java months after the 2024 accord was signed.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

However, small UK family yacht building business Jeremy Rogers is sticking with teak for now – sourced from older government-managed plantations in Java that it is confident are authentic and harvested sustainably.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2026

More than 660 pupils from two schools in central Java reported symptoms of food poisoning, Gunungkidul district head Endah Subekti Kuntariningsih said.

From Barron's • Oct. 29, 2025

Did they proceed to overrun that island, just as they had already overrun the big mountainous islands of Celebes, Borneo, Java, and Sumatra?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond