noun
1. 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
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Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar
• Syn: ↑Maya
• Hypernyms: ↑Indian, ↑American Indian, ↑Red Indian
• Member Holonyms: ↑tribe, ↑federation of tribes
2. a family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya
• Syn: ↑Maya, ↑Mayan language
• Hypernyms: ↑Amerind, ↑Amerindian language, ↑American-Indian language, ↑American Indian, ↑Indian
Useful english dictionary. 2012.