SINCE 1828
Olmec
noun
Ol·mec
| \ ˈäl-ˌmek
, ˈōl-\
, ˈōl-\
Definition of Olmec
: an ancient people of the southern east coast of Mexico who flourished about 1200 to 400 b.c.
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