Complete Definition of "Maya"

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English

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪ�|-aɪ�

Proper noun
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Maya

  1. A member of a Mesoamerican civilization that existed in and around Mexico in the 4th to 10th centuries.
  2. A descendant of these people.
  3. Any of the Mayan languages, such as Quiché and Yucatec.
  4. given name|female recently taken into general use, also associated with Maia.
  5. In Sanskrit, illusion; God�s physical and metaphysical creation (literally, "not this").

See also
Aztec
Inca
Mesoamerica
Olmec
Toltec

External links
Ethnologue report on the Maya languages

Category:Languages


Danish

Proper noun
Maya

  1. given name|female||da:, a modern spelling variant of Maja.

German

Proper noun
Maya

  1. given name|female||de: of modern usage, a variant of Maja ( =Maria).

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