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Mayan

UK/ˈmaɪən/ US/ˈmɑːjən/ uncommon

noun

1.

a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy

  • “Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar”
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2.

a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples

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From Maya + -an.

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