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Noun: Maya  mI-u or maa-yu
  1. An ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas
     
  2. 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
    - Mayan
     
  3. A family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas
    - Mayan, Mayan language

Derived forms: Mayas

Type of: American Indian, American Indian language, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerind language, Amerindian, Amerindian language, ethnic minority, Indian, Indian language, Native American, Red Indian [archaic]

Part of: federation of tribes, tribe

Encyclopedia: Maya, Maria