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Mayan

noun Ma·yan \ ˈmī-ən \

Definition of Mayan

1 : a member of the peoples speaking Mayan languages
2 : an extensive language family of Central America and Mexico
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Mayan

adjective

First Known Use of mayan

1900

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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