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Co⋅pán

[Sp. kaw-pahn]

San⋅ta Ro⋅sa de Co⋅pán

[sahn-tah raw-sah the kaw-pahn]
–noun
a town in W Honduras: site of extensive Mayan ruins. 18,000.
Also called Copán.
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Co·pán   (kō-pän')   
A ruined Mayan city of western Honduras that flourished from c. 300 B.C. to A.D. 900. The ruins include the Hieroglyphic Stairway with nearly 2,000 glyphs.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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