Mayan

[ mah-yuhn ]

/ ˈmɑ yən /

adjective

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

noun

a member of the Mayan tribe.

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

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characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.

carried on abroad, or with other countries.

relating to or being a people who are the original, earliest known inhabitants of a region, or are their descendants.

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Origin of Mayan

First recorded in 1885–90; May(a) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM Mayan

pseudo-Mayan, adjective, noun

Words nearby Mayan

Maxzide, may, maya, Mayagüez, Mayakovski, Mayan, May apple, Mayas, maybe, Maybeck, May beetle

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Example sentences from the Web for Mayan

Los Angeles was wonderfully exotic; a polyglot mix of Aztec, Incan, Mayan and New World scents and sounds.
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While chipping away plaster from his kitchen wall, the Guatemalan man unearthed a series of centuries-old Mayan murals.
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One depicts a procession of figures wearing both Mayan and Spanish garb, some holding what appear to be human hearts.
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One of the largest sites of pre-Columbian Mayan ruins, Tikal was once one of the most important cities in the Mayan world.
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Paradise Island is now home to Vegas-style casino resorts and the Aquaventure Waterpark, with its mammoth Mayan Temple waterslide.
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Aztec deities were, for the most part, substituted for the Mayan gods.
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A windmill spins behind a carved Mayan head perched on the roof line.
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By Mr. Holder's method we could demonstrate that we're Mayan—if that should be a source of pride to us.
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We have proved that students of the Mayan problem need waste no time in expeditions to the north-east.
The American Egypt|Channing Arnold
Again, Mr. Maudslay noticed a detail of Mayan decoration which has escaped other students.
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British Dictionary definitions for Mayan

Mayan

/ (ˈmaɪən) /

adjective

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

noun

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

another name for a Maya 2

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