MayaMa‧ya /ˈmaɪə/ (also Ma‧yan /ˈmaɪən/) noun 
1the Maya (also the Mayans [plural]) a Native American people of the Yucatan area in central America, who had a very advanced society in the 4th-10th centuries AD. They are known for their art and their buildings, especially their pyramids.2[countable] a member of this tribe → native american—Maya, Mayan adjective: 
Mayan civilization Mayan pyramids
1the Maya (also the Mayans [plural]) a Native American people of the Yucatan area in central America, who had a very advanced society in the 4th-10th centuries AD. They are known for their art and their buildings, especially their pyramids.2[countable] a member of this tribe → native american—Maya, Mayan adjective: Mayan civilization Mayan pyramids