maya Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun 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
Mayan.
- Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar
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noun a family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya
Mayan; Mayan language.
WordNet
Ma"ya noun
Definitions
(Hindoo Philos.) The name for the doctrine of the unreality of matter, called, in English, idealism; hence, nothingness; vanity; illusion.
