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Mayan

/ˈmaɪən/

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South Asia/ˈmɑːjən/

Mayan adjective: of or relating to the Maya people of Central America and southeastern Mexico.

Adjective

Mayan (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Maya people of Central America and southeastern Mexico.

Noun

Mayan (plural Mayans)

  1. A Maya person.

Proper noun

Mayan

  1. The language of the Maya people.
  2. An age from 502 to 501 ± 2.0 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cambrian.

Forms of Mayan

pluralMayans

Origin of Mayan

From Maya + -an.

Words formed from Mayan

Phrases with Mayan

Words that rhyme with Mayan

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Questions about Mayan

What does Mayan mean?
Mayan means of or relating to the Maya people of Central America and southeastern Mexico.
What part of speech is Mayan?
Mayan can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Mayan?
Mayan is pronounced /ˈmaɪən/.

Words near Mayan in the dictionary

  1. Mayakovsky
  2. Mayakovskyan
  3. Mayall
  4. Mayall's Object
  5. Mayamalavagowla
  6. Mayan
  7. Mayan arch
  8. Mayan arches
  9. Mayan blue
  10. Mayan Long Count calendar
  11. Mayan Riviera

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