Olmec

[ ol-mek, ohl- ]

adjective

1. of or designating a Mesoamerican civilization, c1000–400 b.c., along the southern Gulf coast of Mexico, characterized by extensive agriculture, a dating system, long-distance trade networks, pyramids and ceremonial centers, and very fine jade work.

noun

, plural Ol·mecs, (especially collectively) Ol·mec.

1. a member of the ancient people who belonged to the Olmec civilization.

Olmec

/ ˈɒlmɛk /

noun

1. a member of an ancient Central American Indian people who inhabited the southern Gulf Coast of Mexico and flourished between about 1200 and 400 bc

adjective

1. of or relating to these people or their civilization or culture

Example Sentences

Our knowledge of Olmec history subsequent to their first appearance, is confined to a few events which occurred in Puebla.

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At last it was resolved at a council of the Olmec chiefs to free themselves once for all from their oppressors.

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During the Olmec period, that is, the earliest period of Nahua power, the great Quetzalcoatl appeared.

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The teachings and influence of Quetzalcoatl had preceded him among the Olmec nations of the eastern region.

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Baudelier concludes him to have been a prominent gifted Indian leader, perhaps of Toltec origin, perhaps Olmec.

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