- Mayan
- noun Date: 1900 1. a member of the peoples speaking Mayan languages 2. an extensive language family of Central America and Mexico • Mayan adjective
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Mayan
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Mayan — 1. adjective Of, or relating to the Maya people of Central America. 2. noun a) A Maya b) A Mayan language … Wiktionary
Mayan — maɪən n. member of the Mayan people of southern Mexico and Guatemala, Maya … English contemporary dictionary
Mayan — [ mʌɪ(j)ən, meɪ(j)ən] noun a large family of American Indian languages spoken in Mexico and central America. adjective 1》 relating to Mayan. 2》 relating to the Maya people … English new terms dictionary
Mayan — Ma•yan [[t]ˈmɑ yən[/t]] adj. 1) peo of or pertaining to the Maya, their culture, or their languages 2) peo a family of languages spoken by Mayan peoples, including Yucatec, Mam, and Quiché 3) Maya • Etymology: 1885–90 … From formal English to slang
