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MAYAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas

Synonyms:

Maya; Mayan; Mayan language

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Mayan" is a kind of...):

American-Indian language; American Indian; Amerind; Amerindian language; Indian (any of the languages spoken by Amerindians)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Mayan"):

Kekchi (a Mayan language spoken by the Kekchi)

Mam (a Mayan language spoken by the Mam)

Yucatec; Yucateco (a Mayan language spoken by the Yucatec)

Quiche (the Mayan language spoken by the Quiche)

Cakchiquel (the Mayan language spoken by the Cakchiquel)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Example:

Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar

Synonyms:

Maya; Mayan

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Mayan" is a kind of...):

Amerindian; Native American (any member of the peoples living in North or South America before the Europeans arrived)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Mayan"):

Cakchiquel (a member of the Mayan people living in south central Guatemala)

Kekchi (a member of a Mayan people of north central Guatemala)

Mam (a member of a Mayan people of southwestern Guatemala)

Quiche (a member of the Mayan people of south central Guatemala)

Yucatec; Yucateco (a member of the Mayan people of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico)

Holonyms ("Mayan" is a member of...):

federation of tribes; tribe (a federation (as of American Indians))

Credits