Mayan - definition, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmaɪən|
Brit.  |ˈmaɪ(j)ən|

noun

- 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 (syn: maya, mayan)
Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar
- a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas (syn: maya, mayan)

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Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar

...the florescence of Mayan art in the seventh century a.d....

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