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Maya

/ˈmaɪə/
/ˈmaɪjə/
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Definitions of Maya
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: Mayan
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    types:
    Cakchiquel
    a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala
    Kekchi
    a member of a Mayan people of north central Guatemala
    Mam
    a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala
    Quiche
    a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala
    Yucatec, Yucateco
    a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico
    type of:
    American Indian, Red Indian
    a dated term referring to the Indigenous people of North, Central, and South America
  2. noun
    a family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya
    synonyms: Mayan, Mayan language
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    types:
    Kekchi
    a Mayan language spoken by the Kekchi
    Mam
    a Mayan language spoken by the Mam
    Yucatec, Yucateco
    a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec
    Quiche
    the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche
    Cakchiquel
    the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel
    type of:
    American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language
    a dated term referring to any of the languages spoken by Indigenous people in the Americas
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/ˈmaɪə/
UK
/ˈmaɪjə/
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