Giava — meaning in English

English meaning

• Java name A large island in Indonesia, home to the capital, Jakarta.
• jive noun A lively swing dance, or the jazz/swing music it's danced to.

Senses

Giava is used for these senses in English:

• Java An island in the Indonesian Archipelago, Indonesia.
• Java (computer language) An object-oriented, garbage-collected computer programming language.
• jive (intransitive, colloquial) To dance, originally to jive or swing music; later, to jazz, rock and roll, rhythm and blues, disco, etc.

Java — full definition

1. name A large island in Indonesia, home to the capital, Jakarta.
2. name A widely used object-oriented programming language.
3. noun Informal term for coffee.

jive — full definition

1. noun A lively swing dance, or the jazz/swing music it's danced to.
2. noun Nonsense or empty, misleading talk.
3. verb To deceive or talk misleadingly.
4. verb To fit or agree with something.

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