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Mayan

[mah-yuhn]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the Maya, their culture, or their languages.



noun

  1. a member of the Mayan tribe.

  2. a group of languages spoken by the Mayas Maya in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, including Yucatec, Quiché, and Huastec.

Mayan

/ ˈɪə /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Maya or any of their languages

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a family of Central American Indian languages, including Maya, possibly a member of the Penutian phylum

  2. another name for a Maya 2

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • pseudo-Mayan adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mayan1

First recorded in 1885–90; May(a) + -an
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Mayan Eliahu Ifhar, the developmental psychologist at the protest in Tel Aviv, says that differences over the war are dividing her from friends, not just from adversaries.

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The video "I Explored 2000 Year Old Ancient Temples" shows the influencer and his team exploring ancient Mayan cities, with a permit from local authorities.

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Hidden on a hill at the corner of Griffith Park and Los Feliz boulevards, the Mayan Revival campus is now home to a bustling nonprofit, attracting artists, seekers and teachers of all kinds.

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Chocolate itself first began as Xocolatl, or “bitter water,” a spiced drink made from ground cacao beans, chiles and spices that originated with the Aztecs and Mayans.

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“One of the things that you see in ancient Mesoamerican and Mayan mythology is that they’re always twins,” he explains.

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