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Maya


Definition of Maya

noun (plural same or Mayas)

  • 1a member of an American Indian people of Yucatán and elsewhere in Central America.
  • 2 [mass noun] the language of the Maya, still spoken by about half a million people.

adjective

  • relating to the Maya or their language.

The Maya civilization developed in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize from the 2nd millennium bc, reaching its peak circa 300-circa 900 ad. Its remains include stone temples built on pyramids and ornamented with sculptures. The ancient Mayas used a system of hieroglyphic writing and an extremely accurate calendar system

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the name in Maya

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Definition of Maya in the US English dictionary