Maya
pronunciation
How to pronounce Maya in British English:
UK ['mɑːjə]
How to pronounce Maya in American English:
US
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- Noun:
- 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
- an ethnic minority speaking Mayan languages and living in Yucatan and adjacent areas
- a family of American Indian languages spoken by Mayan peoples
Word Origin
- Maya
- 1822, from the native name. Related: Mayan (1831).
Example
- 1. Maya angelou - 1977 , university of california , riverside
- 2. The state of the maya forest is a good illustration .
- 3. Maya cranes her neck around to see me .
- 4. These warriors called maya had fought the spanish .
- 5. But the largest spaces are reserved for the aztecs and maya .