2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Mayan \Ma"yan\ (m[aum]"yan), a. 1. Designating, or pertaining to, an American Indian linguistic stock occupying the Mexican States of Veracruz, Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, and Yucatan, together with a part of Guatemala and a part of El Salvador. See 2nd {Maya}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Of or pertaining to the Mayas. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Mayan arch From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Mayan n 1: 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" [syn: {Maya}] 2: a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples [syn: {Maya}, {Mayan language}]
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