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- noun Plural form of
Java .
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Examples
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The best benzoin is that of Ceylan and Malaca; but as the Dutch have but little trade in those parts, they get along with that of the Javas, which is not so good, and with some of fine quality that they obtain in fairs and ports.
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Taproban hath seen the heaths of Lapland, and both the Javas and Riphaean mountains; wide distant Phebol shall see Theleme, and the Islanders drink of the flood Euphrates.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Taproban hath seen the heaths of Lapland, and both the Javas and Riphaean mountains; wide distant Phebol shall see Theleme, and the Islanders drink of the flood Euphrates.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Javas, here, will no doubt soon find the appropriate sign in the sky to confirm my decision.
Temple of the Winds Goodkind, Terry 1997
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Strait of Magellan to the west of Catigara, and the Javas, New Guinea, and the islands of the archipelago of Nombre de Jesus which I, our Lord permitting, discovered in the South Sea in the year 1568, the unconquered Felipe II reigning as King of Spain and its dependencies by the demarcation of 180° of longitude.
History of the Incas Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa
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The demand for sweated, or brown, Javas probably had its origin in the good old days when the American housewife bought her coffee green and roasted it herself in a skillet over a quick fire.
All About Coffee 1909
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The syndicate found that it had its hands full supporting the Brazil grades, and hence had to let the Javas go.
All About Coffee 1909
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Ricas were developed in the cup through the action on them of cream or milk; while others, such as Bogotas, Javas, Maracaibos, etc., flattened out when cream or milk was added.
All About Coffee 1909
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For example, only coffees grown on the island of Java can properly be labeled and sold as Javas; coffees from Sumatra, Timor, etc., must be sold under their respective names.
All About Coffee 1909
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Cosmographers recognize five archipelagos in that sea that is included between China, the Javas, and Nueva Guinea [12] -- namely, that of Moro or Batochina, that of the Celebes, that of the Papuas, that of Maluco, and that of
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