| English noun: Mayan | 
| 1. | Mayan (person) 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 | 
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 | Samples | Mayans had a system of writing and an accurate calendar. 
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 | Synonyms | Maya | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | American Indian, Indian, Red Indian | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Quiche, Yucatec, Yucateco | 
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 | Member meronym | federation of tribes, tribe | 
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| 2. | Mayan (communication) a family of American Indian languages spoken by Maya | 
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 | Synonyms | Maya, Mayan language | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | American Indian, American-Indian language, Amerind, Amerindian language, Indian | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Quiche, Yucatec, Yucateco | 
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