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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

Home in the wild for the small Silvery Gibbon is the rainforests of Java in Indonesia.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

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

Hundreds of students, most of them teenage boys, had gathered for prayers at the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in East Java when it collapsed last Monday while undergoing construction.

From BBC • Oct. 6, 2025

“But that’s not really fair. He looks more like a combination of the Java Man and Dad.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy