Mayan
adjective
of or relating to the Maya, their culture, or their languages.
Mayans
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pluralof Mayan.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025
Professor Elizabeth Graham from University College London, who was not involved in the research, says it supports claims that Mayans lived in complex cities or towns, not in isolated villages.
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2024
A whole network of Konstanz researchers dedicated themselves to unravelling the mystery, including Bernhard Schink, Nicolai Müller, David Schleheck, Jennifer Fleming and Olga Mayans.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 10, 2023
He’d done so by compiling information about Mayans and Aztecs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2023
The first great cultivators of corn were the Mayans.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
