# Kotlin

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #86,438

## Definitions
1. A cross-platform, statically typed, general-purpose object-oriented programming language with type inference, designed to interoperate with Java.

## Etymology
Named after Kotlin Island (Russian Ко́тлин (Kótlin)), near St. Petersburg, by analogy to the related language Java, whose name ultimately comes from an Indonesian island.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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