mayan – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
Mayan
n.
member of the Mayan people of southern Mexico and Guatemala, Maya
mayan
adj.
of or pertaining to the Maya, of or pertaining to the people or culture of the Mayas, of or pertaining to the languages spoken by the Mayas
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Mayan most commonly refers to:
- Mayan people, various indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
- Maya civilization, pre-Columbian culture of Mesoamerica and northern Central America
- Mayan languages, language family spoken in Mesoamerica and northern Central America
- Yucatec Maya language, language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula and northern Belize
Mayan (band)
Mayan
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"
(synonym) Maya
(hypernym) Indian, North American Indian, American Indian, Red Indian
(hyponym) Cakchiquel
(member-holonym) tribe, federation of tribes
2. a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples
(synonym) Maya, Mayan language
(hypernym) Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian
(hyponym) Kekchi
maya
n.
Maya, yeast, ferment, yeast powder, leaven, sourdough, barm
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