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Noun: Olmec
  1. A member of an early Mesoamerican civilization centred around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC

Derived forms: Olmecs

Type of: American Indian, Amerindian, Native American, Red Indian [archaic]

Part of: federation of tribes, tribe

Encyclopedia: Olmec