Mayan

noun

Ma·​yan ˈmī-ən How to pronounce Mayan (audio)
1
: a member of the peoples speaking Mayan languages
2
: an extensive language family of Central America and Mexico
Mayan adjective

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Ice Spice, Chappell Roan, Colman Domingo, Kate Beckinsale, Susanne Bartsch, Adam Shankman, Jamal Sims, Mayan Lopez, Devery Jacobs and Sarah Michelle Gellar are also set to join RuPaul and mainstay judges Michelle Visage, Ross Matthews, Carson Kressley and Law Roach. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 May 2025 Other stars joining the judges table this season include: Ice Spice, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, Colman Domingo, Kate Beckinsale, Susanne Bartsch, Adam Shankman, Jamal Sims, Mayan Lopez, Devery Jacobs and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Lawrence Yee, People.com, 1 May 2025 Rounding out the guest judges list will be Colman Domingo, Kate Beckinsale, Susanne Bartsch, Adam Shankman, Jamal Sims, Mayan Lopez, Devery Jacobs, and Sarah Michelle Gellar. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2025 The day-long trip, during which an extremely knowledgeable guide accompanied us, took us in a private vehicle (with plenty of snacks for the road) to the Ek' Balam Mayan archaeological site. Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for Mayan

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of Mayan was in 1900

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“Mayan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Mayan. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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