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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
Ma·ya       [mah-yuh] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -yas, (especially collectively) -ya, adjective
–noun
1.a member of a major pre-Columbian civilization of the Yucatán Peninsula that reached its peak in the 9th century a.d. and produced magnificent ceremonial cities with pyramids, a sophisticated mathematical and calendar system, hieroglyphic writing, and fine sculpture, painting, and ceramics.
2.a member of a modern American Indian people of southern Mexico, Guatemala, and parts of Honduras who are the descendants of this ancient civilization.
3.any of the Mayan languages; the historical and modern languages of the Mayas.
–adjective
4.Mayan.
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Ma·ya       (mä'yə)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. Maya or Ma·yas
    1. A member of a Mesoamerican Indian people inhabiting southeast Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize, whose civilization reached its height around A.D. 300-900. The Maya are noted for their architecture and city planning, their mathematics and calendar, and their hieroglyphic writing system.
    2. A modern-day descendant of this people.
  2. Any of the Mayan languages, especially Quiché and Yucatec.


[Spanish.]

Ma'ya adj.
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mayas

noun
an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas 

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American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
Mayas [(meye-uhz)]

A Native American people, living in what is now Mexico and northern Central America, who had a flourishing civilization from before the birth of Jesus until around 1600, when they were conquered by the Spanish. The Mayas are known for their astronomical observations, accurate calendars, sophisticated hieroglyphics, and pyramids.


[Chapter:] World History to 1550


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