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Maija — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Maya noun A member of the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica whose civilisation flourished in what is now Mexico and Central America, known for its cities, writing system, and calendar.

Senses

Maija is used for these senses in English:

  • Black Maria (slang) A police van for transporting prisoners.
  • Maya A en given name of modern usage.
  • calathea (botany) Any of the genus Calathea of plants belonging to the family Marantaceae.

Maya — full definition

  1. noun A member of the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica whose civilisation flourished in what is now Mexico and Central America, known for its cities, writing system, and calendar.
  2. noun In Hindu and Buddhist thought, the idea that the everyday physical world is an illusion masking a deeper spiritual reality.

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