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Maya   /mˈaɪə/   Listen
Maya

noun
1.
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.  Synonym: Mayan.
2.
A family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya.  Synonyms: Mayan, Mayan language.



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"Maya" Quotes from Famous Books



... the great king, acquainting him with the history of my capture, and seeking to know his pleasure concerning me. But the way to Tenoctitlan was far, and many weeks passed before the messengers returned again. Meanwhile I filled the days in learning the Maya language, and also something of that of the Aztecs, which I practised with Marina and others. For Marina was not a Tobascan, having been born at Painalla, on the southeastern borders of the empire. But her mother sold her to merchants ...
— Montezuma's Daughter • H. Rider Haggard


Words linked to "Maya" :   American-Indian language, tribe, American Indian, Kekchi, quiche, Amerindian language, Yucatec, Mayan language, federation of tribes, Amerind, Indian, Yucateco, Mam, Cakchiquel, Red Indian, Maya Lin


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