maya — meaning in English
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Senses
maya is used for these senses in English:
- Maya The Yucatec Maya language.
- Mayan Of or relating to the Maya people of Central America or South-eastern Mexico.
- Mayan A Maya person.
- Mayan A Mayan language.
- Yucatec Maya Mayan language spoken in the Yucatán Peninsula, northern Belize and parts of Guatemala.
Maya — full definition
- 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.
- noun In Hindu and Buddhist thought, the idea that the everyday physical world is an illusion masking a deeper spiritual reality.
Mayan — full definition
- adj Relating to the Maya people, their civilisation, or their languages.
- noun The family of related languages spoken by Maya peoples across Mexico and Central America.
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