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maya

/mˈaɪʌ/noun2 syllables

Maya means: a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas.

Synonyms for maya2

noun, as in a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas

Mayan, Mayan language

noun, as in a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy

Mayan

What does maya mean?3

noun

1

a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayas

2

a member of an American Indian people of Yucatan and Belize and Guatemala who had a culture (which reached its peak between AD 300 and 900) characterized by outstanding architecture and pottery and astronomy“Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar”

3

an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with maya?3

two syllables

viaplaya

three syllables

messiah
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Maya in a sentence

  • Maya struggles what to do at dinner time.Amghar
  • For how long did the Maya culture flourish?carlosalberto
  • Who came first, the Maya or the Inca?mervert1
  • Maya priests learned much about astronomy.Dejo
  • Toki Pona has a writing system that visually resembles Maya glyphs.araneo
  • How long did the Maya culture flourish?CM
  • Of Native Mexico, my favourite languages are Classical Nahuatl and Yucatec Maya.nonong

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