Associations to the word «Javanese»

Wiktionary

JAVANESE, noun. A person belonging to the native Austronesian people of the island of Java.
JAVANESE, noun. A domestic cat breed.
JAVANESE, noun. A cat of this breed.
JAVANESE, proper noun. A language spoken in Java.

Dictionary definition

JAVANESE, noun. A native or inhabitant of Java.
JAVANESE, noun. The Indonesian language spoken on Java.
JAVANESE, adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language; "Javanese temples"; "Javanese dialects".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats