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Ma·ya [ m yə ] (plural Ma·ya or Ma·yas)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. member of Central American people: a member of a Native American people of Central America and southern Mexico whose classical culture flourished between the 4th and the 8th centuries ad

2. Native American language: a Mayan language spoken in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. Native speakers: 500,000.

[Early 19th century. Via Spanish< Maya]

Ma·ya adjective
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