Maya

n. member of an advanced pre-Columbian civilization in southern Mexico and Guatemala; modern-day descendant of the Mayan people; any of the languages spoken by the Mayas; female first name

n. Hindu concept of an illusory world of the senses; god-like power to produce illusions in Hinduism

Maya may refer to: People and languagesThe Maya, Native American peoples of southern Mexico and northern Central AmericaMaya civilization, their historical pre-Columbian civilizationMayan languages, the family of languages spoken by the MayaYucatec Maya language, specific and most widespread Mayan language, frequently referred to simply as Maya Maya people (Australia), an Australian Aboriginal tribeMaya language (Australia), an Aboriginal languageBadimaya language, an Aboriginal language of Australia, also known as "Parti-Maya"Maya language (Brazil), an unclassified language that may be related to the Panoan languages
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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; "Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar"
(synonym) Mayan
(hypernym) Indian, North American Indian, American Indian, Red Indian
(hyponym) Cakchiquel
(member-holonym) tribe, federation of tribes
2. an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas
(hypernym) ethnic minority
3. a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples
(synonym) Mayan, Mayan language
(hypernym) Amerind, Amerindian language, American-Indian language, American Indian, Indian
(hyponym) Kekchi

n. Maya, Mayan, member of an American Indian people of Yucatan; language of the Mayas

adj. mayan, of or pertaining to the Mayan Indian tribe of South America

adj. mayan, of or pertaining to the Maya, of or pertaining to the people or culture of the Mayas, of or pertaining to the languages spoken by the Mayas

n. Maya, member of an advanced pre-Columbian civilization in southern Mexico and Guatemala; modern-day descendant of the Mayan people; any of the languages spoken by the Mayas