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[ mah-yuhn ] / ˈmɑ yən /
adjectiveof or relating to the Maya, their culture, or their languages. nouna member of the Mayan tribe. a group of languages spoken by the Mayas in southern Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, including Yucatec, Quiché, and Huastec. Origin of MayanFirst recorded in 1885–90; May(a) + -an OTHER WORDS FROM Mayanpseudo-Mayan, adjective, nounWords nearby MayanMaxzide, may, maya, Mayagüez, Mayakovski, Mayan, May apple, Mayas, maybe, Maybeck, May beetle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for MayanLos Angeles was wonderfully exotic; a polyglot mix of Aztec, Incan, Mayan and New World scents and sounds. The Liberal Case Against Illegal Immigration|Doug McIntyre|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST While chipping away plaster from his kitchen wall, the Guatemalan man unearthed a series of centuries-old Mayan murals. 7 Historically Significant Artifacts Rescued by Happenstance|The Daily Beast|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST One depicts a procession of figures wearing both Mayan and Spanish garb, some holding what appear to be human hearts. 7 Historically Significant Artifacts Rescued by Happenstance|The Daily Beast|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST One of the largest sites of pre-Columbian Mayan ruins, Tikal was once one of the most important cities in the Mayan world. There Are Bugs in Your Coffee and Other Things I Learned in Antigua, Guatemala|William O’Connor|January 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Paradise Island is now home to Vegas-style casino resorts and the Aquaventure Waterpark, with its mammoth Mayan Temple waterslide. Catch Beatles Fever! Ten Essential Travel Destinations for Beatlemaniacs|Lonely Planet|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Aztec deities were, for the most part, substituted for the Mayan gods. The American Egypt|Channing Arnold A windmill spins behind a carved Mayan head perched on the roof line. The Haciendas of Mexico|Paul Alexander Bartlett By Mr. Holder's method we could demonstrate that we're Mayan—if that should be a source of pride to us. The Book of the Damned|Charles Fort 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. The American Egypt|Channing Arnold
British Dictionary definitions for Mayan
adjectiveof, relating to, or characteristic of the Maya or any of their languages nouna family of Central American Indian languages, including Maya, possibly a member of the Penutian phylum another name for a Maya 2 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |